Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75….

Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia. Ether anesthetic entered the history of childbirth in…

Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.     Marie Curie and Pierre Curie were among the most influential scientists of…

The body of American child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found in her family’s Boulder, Colorado, home. The murder of JonBenét Ramsey remains one of…

The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I. The Greek Presidential Guard, commonly known as the Evzones, is one…

The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published. Jane Austen’s Emma is a novel that centers on self-deception, growth, and the quiet complexities of…

The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason. The Dreyfus Affair was a major political and social crisis that…

American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia. Emma Goldman was one of the most influential and controversial political radicals in American history. Born in…

The initial production version of the Boeing 707 makes its first flight. The Boeing 707 was a groundbreaking aircraft that helped usher in the modern…

Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal titled “The American Crisis”. Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis is a series…