Daily History

This Day in History: 1904

Harold Weed is patented for non-skid tire chains for automobiles.

This Day in History: 1992

FBI sharpshooters kill Vicki Weaver during the Ruby Ridge standoff.

This Day in History: 1987

The film Dirty Dancing starring Patrick Swayze opens in theaters.

This Day in History: 1911

The first telegram is sent around the world via commercial service.

This Day in History: 1812

The U.S. Navy frigate Constitution defeats the British Guerriere.

This Day in History: 1590

100 colonists are discovered missing from the Roanoke Island colony.

This Day in History: 1987

Rudolf Hess, former deputy to Hitler, is found dead in Spandau Prison.

This Day in History: 1955

Paul Robeson loses a court appeal for a passport.