When a nine-year-old boy was bitten by a rabid dog, Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux put a revolutionary treatment to the test.
Birth of the Bikini
Louis Réard advertised it as "smaller than the world's smallest swimsuit."
Boating with Alice
Lewis Carroll came up with an improvised tale that would one day morph into a classic book.
The Lightning in the Enlightenment
A bolt of lightning sets off a chain of events that lead to the Enlightenment.
Sickles' Leg
During the Battle of Gettysburg, a Confederate cannonball mangled the right leg of General Daniel Sickles. He would go on to lead an illustrious and controversial life.
The Lost Comet
It’s noted for being the comet that came closest to the earth.
Tunguska Event
The largest impact-related atmospheric explosion in recorded history.
All-American Hero
One by one, three boys fell off the underwater cliff. None of them could swim, and neither could Joe Delaney.
Introducing the Fountain Pen
The invention quickly became a mission-critical part of everyday life in every office, school and home.
The Captain
Captain Kangaroo premiered in 1955 and would run for 30 years.
Radioactive Boy Scout
A hazmat crew dismantled a workspace that had been used by a 17-year-old Eagle Scout to create a primitive nuclear reactor.
Martin and Mitchell
Two cryptographers working for the National Security Agency left the United States and never returned.
Dancing Mania
In 1374, hundreds (maybe thousands) of Germans suddenly started dancing in the streets.
Almost Perfect
For over 90 years baseball fans have debated whether or not Ernie Shore should get credit for a perfect game.
The River that Burned
In June of 1969, Cleveland's heavily polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire.
The Maury Island Incident
4 or 5 doughnut-shaped crafts were flying in formation directly above Harold Dahl's boat when one of them started dropping strange, rocky, slag-like material.
Attack on Fort Stevens
It was the only attack on a mainland military installation during World War II.
Feodor II
The 16-year-old tsar of Russia was murdered, along with his mother.
Eratosthenes
He was the head librarian at the Great Library of Alexandria, and he’s remembered as the father of geography.
The Last Emperor of Mexico
Maximilian's rise to power was the ill-conceived brainchild of Napoleon III who sought to extend French imperial power