On this day in 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy is shot by an assassin. His death would strike the nation hard: Bobby’s older brother,...

On this day in 1914, an old crane boat becomes the first self-propelled vessel to cross the Panama Canal. The man-made waterway would...

On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon famously tells a room full of reporters: “I am not a crook.” The word “crook” fell harshly...

On this day in 1965, a massive blackout cripples the Northeast. At first, no one knew what to think! The Cold War was then being silently...

On this day in 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists storm the grounds of the Blair House. Their target? President Harry Truman. The...

On this day in 1941, Mount Rushmore is declared complete. Did you know that the famous presidential monument was partly inspired by a...

On this day in 1901, President William McKinley is shot by a gunman. He would pass away eight days later. The McKinleys were then...

On this day in 1930, the Secretary of the Interior issues an order: Construction on the Boulder Dam should commence immediately! The dam,...

On this day in 1908, the Attorney General of the United States hires a “corps of special agents.” This force would eventually become the...

On this day in 1971, an unidentified person calls the Capitol switchboard in the wee hours of the morning. “This building will blow up in...