What happened on this day
1868 Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg" premieres in Munich 1951 "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC fo…
1002 Pope Leo IX [Bruno, Graf von Egisheim und Dagsburg], Catholic Church's 151st pope (1049-54), born in Egisheim, Alsace, Upper Lorraine, Fra…
217 BC Battle of Lake Trasimene: Carthaginian general Hannibal defeats a Roman army headed by Consul Gaius Flaminius during the Second Puni…
Chess Prodigy in Europe 1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe 1879 Infielder William White plays one game fo…
1948 WNAC (now WHDH) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 7th Berlin International Film Festival: "12 Angry Men&quo…
1768 The first medical diploma in America is granted to Dr. John Archer by the College of Philadelphia 1805 Great Stone Face, or the Profile found…