Today in History

Event:	1984: Chemical Leak in Bhopal, India
The atmosphere surrounding Bhopal, India, became toxic when 40 metric tons of poisono...

Event:	1924: Birthdate of John Backus, Mathematician
John Backus was an American computer scientist best known for designing practical hig...

Event:	1847: Frederick Douglass Publishes North S...
Frederick Douglass, an African-American abolitionist, departed for England in 1845 fo...

Event:	1842: Ellen Swallow Richards, Chemist
Ellen Swallow Richards, considered the founder of the home economics movement, was bo...

Event:	1907: George Cohan's Talk of the Town ...
George M. Cohan was a playwright, actor, and vaudeville performer, but he is best kno...