Just before dawn on this day, a Soviet cosmonaut was wandering drunk and stepped in front of a train.
QWERTY
Christopher Latham Sholes was a newspaper publisher, politician and most notably - the inventor of the QWERTY keyboard.
4 and 20 Blackbirds
It was a lavish party on this day that may have inspired a popular nursery rhyme.
The Pope and the Sneeze
On this day Pope Gregory the Great decreed that the proper way to respond to someone sneezing was to say, "God bless you."
The Great Elm
The tree was a prominent local landmark with a long history as a gathering place for political rallies and public hangings.
Plunge into Hell
It was on this day that 12-year-old Todd Dobowski of Centralia, Pennsylvania fell into a hot, gaseous void caused by an underground coal fire.
First Photo Op
President James K. Polk posed for the oldest surviving photograph of a sitting president.
The Coso Artifact
Three rockhounds found what appeared to be a manmade piece of machinery encased in a 500,000 year old rock.
The Louisville Sewer Disaster
Manhole covers whizzed through the air. Students were jolted out of their beds. Toilets erupted into fountains of raw sewage.
Landing on an Asteroid
The spacecraft performed a slingshot maneuver around the Earth that propelled it toward its rendezvous with a peanut-shaped rock.
Jack Paar Walks Away
This was the day that Jack Paar, host of The Tonight Show, made a very public stand against censorship.
Father of the Grill
George A. Stephen died on this day. He left behind one of the greatest gifts in American history, the Weber grill.
Party of the Century
It's remembered as one of the most extravagant soirees in US history.
Cosmic Crash
It was on this day that two satellites slammed into each other 485 miles out in space.
Margaret's Wild Ride
The pilot gunned the engine and took off, apparently not noticing that Margaret was still attached.
The Theft of Shergar
On this foggy night, Shergar, the famous racehorse and stud was stolen.
When the Mississippi Ran Backward
It was on this day that a powerful earthquake rattled New Madrid, Missouri.
Road Trouper
Troup may be most remembered for writing the classic song, "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66." It's a song he wrote while driving from Pennsylvania to California
First Golf Shot on the Moon
After a couple of slices, Shepard connected on a shot that according to him flew for "miles and miles and miles."
Missing: Nuclear Bomb
Researchers believe they have narrowed it down to an area the size of a football field.