Today in History

Event:	1954: Woman hit by meteorite
In 1954 Mrs. Hodges of Alabama was enjoying a bit of a snooze on her living room couc...

Event:	1549: Birthdate of Sir Henry Savile, mathemat...
English mathematician and Oxford professor Sir Henry Savile believed that studying ma...

Event:	1917: Rainbow Division lands in France
The famous 42nd Rainbow Division was among the first United States military divisions...

Event:	1835: Mark Twain, writer and lecturer
Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri, as Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He began his c...

Event:	1940: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz marry
Arguably one of the most famous couples in United States’ history, a sassy Irish-Amer...