Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1520: Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific (more info)
1895: Frank Duryea wins the first motor-car race in the United States (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1095: Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont (more info)
1895: At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1920: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday" (more info)
1922: Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States senator (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1945: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany (more info)
1947: Princess—now Queen—Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London (more info)