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).

A photograph of the attack was kept under wraps until after President Carter left office, but now it's one of the most requested items from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

The last of the wild California Condors was captured in a desperate attempt to save the species from extinction. At the time of his capture there were only 27 of the birds left.

"Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news."

In 1897, residents in the small Texas town watched a UFO glide over the square and collide with a windmill.

He amazed his audiences with the wide range of voices and the speed at which he could transition between them.

In one performance, the famous sharpshooter shot the ashes off a cigarette held by German Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Nobody recognized him - except for his dog, Argos. The loyal animal perked up for his old master, then rolled over and died.

The English poet, Willliam Wordsworth, spied a long swath of daffodils on this day. It inspired him to write one of his most famous poems,

A dark blizzard of dust swept across the Great Plains on this day.

Phillip Katz helped create one of the most popular sharewares of all time.

This was the day that the elephant made its first appearance in America.

After over 100 hours in production, Simon and Garfunkel completed the recording of their hit song, The Boxer on this day.

Today was the day Jan Berry (of the surf-rock duo, Jan and Dean) slammed his Corvette Stingray into the  back of a parked truck in Beverly Hills.

The legendary weapon was part of Project Babylon, a top-secret plan by Saddam Hussein to build a weapon that could launch projectiles into orbit.

He was the first catcher inducted into the Hall of Fame.

He was the original bass player for The Beatles, but he left the band in July of 1961 to pursue a career in art.

He was a former preacher turned comedian who rose to fame with an intense, often sacrilegious routine that was punctuated with his trademark screams.