In History - Page 2

1901 Anna Taylor becomes the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. 1911 Orville Wright sets a world record that remained for 10 years,...

1888 The first National Geographic Magazine issue hit newsstands. 1933 Albert Einstein arrives as a refugee in the United States after fleeing Nazi Germany. 1959 Queen Elizabeth withdraws her...

1845 The U.S. Naval Academy, previously known as Naval School, opened in Annapolis, Maryland. 1846 William Lassell discovered Triton, one of Neptune’s 14 moons. 1902 Notorious American outlaw Tom...

1789 Former President George Washington declared the first national Thanksgiving to be celebrated on Nov. 26, 1789. 1849 Edgar Allan Poe was seen in public for the...

1895 Annie Londonberry (also known as Annie Kopchovsky) was the first woman to complete a round-the-world trip on a bicycle. It took her 15 months...

April 20 has become widely known as a day for people to smoke, eat or partake in marijuana recreationally. Here are some events that...