Today in History

Event:	1797: Thomas Jefferson reads paper on megalon...
In his paper before the American Philosophical Society Thomas Jefferson gave an extin...

Event:	1885: Birthdate of Karlis Zalts, applied math...
Karlis Zalts' focus was on mathematics, and he published numerous works on calculator...

Event:	1951: FBI director J. Edgar Hoover declines p...
J.Edgar Hoover's tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation begain in ...

Event:	1922: Joe Gold, bodybuilder and businessman
Joe Gold was born in Los Angeles, California. As a young man, he joined the navy and ...

Event:	1975: Rocky Horror Show opens on Broad...
The Rocky Horror Show was written by English actor and playwright Richard O'Br...