W.E.B. Du Bois, American sociologist, author, activist and co-founder of the NAACP, died on this day in history on Aug. 27, 1963, in Accra, Ghana at age 95. “He was an activist who was the most important Black protest leader in the
Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected pope and took the name Pope John Paul I on this day in history, Aug. 28, 1978. John Paul I would have a very brief time as the head of the Catholic Church — dying of a
“Back to the Future: The Musical”: Screen to Stage “Back to the Future” co-creator Bob Gale, franchise composer Alan Silvestri & songwriter Glen Ballard on adapting the classic to the stage, memories making original films, & more. Musical premieres at Broadway’s Winter
Aviation trailblazer Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the U.S. nonstop on this day in history, Aug. 24, 1932. Earhart piloted her Lockheed Vega 5B from Los Angeles to Newark in a record 19 hours and 5 minutes.
The bank robbery and hostage situation that led to the coining of the term “Stockholm syndrome” began on this day in history, Aug. 23, 1973. On that date, Jan-Erik Olsson, an escaped prisoner who was sentenced to three years in prison for
The schooner “America” won what would become known as the “America’s Cup” race on this day in history, Aug. 22, 1851. Known at the time as the “Hundred Guinea Cup,” referencing the value of the trophy, the race was sponsored by the
55 years ago (1968) We revealed Soviet troops stormed the Czech parliament and arrested the country’s political leaders, including the liberal Prime Minister Alexander Dubcek and President Ludvik Svoboda. Dubcek’s government had introduced sweeping democratic reforms as part of the “Prague Spring”,
President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation declaring Hawaii the 50th state on this day in history, Aug. 21, 1959. “All 49 states will join in welcoming the new one – Hawaii – to this union,” said Eisenhower in extemporaneous remarks made after
On this day in history, Aug. 20, 2017, 91-year-old Jerry Lewis died of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of the most well-known American comedians of the 1950s, ’60s and well beyond, Lewis was born as either Jerome
On this day in history, Aug. 19, 1909, the inaugural race occurred at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway — now home of the world’s premier motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500, as History.com pointed out. “In that first five-mile race on Aug.