Daily History

This Day in History: 1498

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

This Day in History: 1990

Nolan Ryan wins his 300th career game.

This Day in History: 1965

President Johnson signs Medicare into law.

This Day in History: 1588

Spain's "Invincible Armada" is defeated by an English naval force.

This Day in History: 1932

President Herbert Hoover orders the U.S. Army to evict the Bonus Marchers.

This Day in History: 1921

Canadian scientists successfully isolate insulin for the first time.

This Day in History: 1956

Egyptian President Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal.

This Day in History: 1978

Louise Joy Brown, the world's first IVF baby, is born in England.