Daily History

This Day in History: 1968

Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew are nominated by the Republican Party.

This Day in History: 1947

Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki raft completes its journey from Peru to Tahiti.

This Day in History: 1862

The Confederate ironclad Arkansas is blown up by her crew.

This Day in History: 1957

American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark goes national.

This Day in History: 1927

Jimmie Rodgers, Father of Country Music, is recorded for the first time.

This Day in History: 1988

Soviet authorities free pilot Mathias Rust from a labor camp.

This Day in History: 1943

Future President John F. Kennedy's torpedo boat is rammed by a Japanese destroyer.

This Day in History: 1498

Christopher Columbus sets foot on the South American mainland for the first time.