Today in History

Event:	1886: Birthdate of zoologist Karl von Frisch
Karl von Frisch spent much of his life studying fish and bees. A trained zoologist an...

Event:	1889: Birthdate of Edwin Hubble, astronomer
Born November 20, 1889, Edwin Hubble began his studies in astronomy and math at the U...

Event:	1789: New Jersey becomes first state to ratif...
The Bill of Rights refers to the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The B...

Event:	1925: Robert Kennedy, politician
Robert Kennedy left Harvard University to join the navy in World War II. This would n...

Event:	1955: RCA Victor buys a kingdom
A rock n' roll kingdom turned empire when RCA purchased the rights to Elvis' songs. ...