Over 1.3 million of these silver coins were minted starting in 1875, but most of them were melted down before they made it into anybody's pocket.

The last of seven dolphins who starred in the hit TV series Flipper died at the age of 40.

246 people died under the lethal barrage. Most of the victims had been working in the fields when the storm hit without warning.

At 4:10 in the morning a massive chunk of limestone peeled off the east face of Turtle Mountain in Alberta, Canada. In 100 seconds, 90 million tons of rock came crashing down the mountain and buried the sleepy coal mining town of Frank.

Thor Heyerdahl and five of his buddies set sail on a balsa wood raft. It was the beginning of a 101-day voyage from Peru to Polynesia.

A patent was filed on this day that ushered in the dawn of junk mail.

A mysterious satellite hacker interrupted HBO's showing of The Falcon and the Snowman with an onscreen protest.

Today was the day the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, died at the Battle of Mactan.

Over 3000 fragments were gathered by the townspeople and the study of these mysterious rocks became a pivotal moment in the understanding of meteorites. 

The singer was standing next to his $50,000 Porsche when a gunman demanded the keys.

16-year-old Michael Andrew Clark climbed to the top of a hill overlooking Highway 101 outside Orcutt, California. When the sun came up he began shooting at cars.

In the thick of the Cold War, Soviet leader Yuri Andropov invited a 10-year-old American girl named Samantha Smith to visit the Soviet Union.

Triggered by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in the ocean, a 279-foot wall of water slammed into Ishigaki Island.

The controversial veterinarian and researcher who brought Snuppy to life has since founded a company that clones dogs for about $100,000 a pop.

His grainy footage of what might be the Loch Ness Monster ranks up there with the Zapruder film as one of the most analyzed scenes of all time.

In 1961, Judy Garland returned from a critically acclaimed European tour with a new lease on life. When she took to the stage at Carnegie Hall she looked great and sounded even better.

At 10:00 in the morning, residents of Guadalajara, Mexico noticed a manhole cover was bouncing up and down as white smoke puffed out of the sewer.

Moreschi quickly made a name for himself with his angelic voice and he was often asked to perform at private parties for Rome's most powerful families.

Marathon watchers were shocked when Rosie Ruiz came out of nowhere to finish the race in record time (2:31:56).