Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island (More info)
1963 – Alabama Gov. George Wallace unsuccessfully tries to physically block two black students from registering at the University of Alabama (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1692 – The first hanging resulting from the Salem Witch Trials takes place (More info)
1752 – Benjamin Franklin’s kite is struck by lightning, leading to the discovery of electricity (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1898 – China agrees to lease Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years (More info)
1934 – Donald Duck makes his debut in ‘The Wise Little Hen’ (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1789 – James Madison introduces 12 proposed amendments to the US Constitution, 10 of which later become the Bill of Rights (More info)
1948 – Milton Berle hosts the debut of ‘Texaco Star Theater’ (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1776 – Richard Henry Lee introduces a resolution proposing a Declaration of Independence (More info)
1892 – Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the “whites-only” car of a train, leading to the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson court case (More info)