Published 3 hours agoLast Update 2 hours agoJ. Edgar Hoover is named acting director of the Bureau of Investigation (later known as the FBI); Illinois executes serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the … [Read more...] about This Day in History: May 10
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This Day in History: May 5
On this day, May 5 ...1961: Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. becomes America’s first space traveler as he makes a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7.Also on this day:1494: … [Read more...] about This Day in History: May 5
This Day in History: May 4
Theodore 'Ted' Kaczynski (Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) On this day, May 4 …1998: The "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is given four life sentences, plus 30 years, by a … [Read more...] about This Day in History: May 4
This Day in History: May 3
FILE - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (AP Photo/Gerald Penny, File) On this day, May 3 …1979: Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher is chosen to become Britain’s first female prime … [Read more...] about This Day in History: May 3
This Day in History: April 27
John Hinckley, Jr. (center) Getty On this day, April 27 ...1982: The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr., who shot four people -- including President Ronald Reagan -- begins in Washington.Also on this … [Read more...] about This Day in History: April 27
This Day in History: April 26
On this day, April 26 ...2018: Bill Cosby is convicted of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004; it is the first big celebrity … [Read more...] about This Day in History: April 26
This Day in History: April 23
Sirhan Sirhan is led away from the Ambassador Hotel after shooting Robert F. Kennedy On this day, April 23 ...1969: Sirhan Sirhan is sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. … [Read more...] about This Day in History: April 23
This Day in History: April 21
On this day, April 21 ...1926: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is born in Mayfair, London.Also on this day:1509: England’s King Henry VII dies; he is succeeded by his 17-year-old son, Henry VIII.1789: … [Read more...] about This Day in History: April 21
This Day in History: April 20
On this day, April 20 ...1999: The Columbine High School massacre takes place in Colorado as two students shoot and kill 12 classmates and one teacher before taking their own lives.Also on this … [Read more...] about This Day in History: April 20
This Day in History: April 19
On this day, April 19 …1995: A truck bomb destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla., killing 168 people. (Bomber Timothy McVeigh, who prosecutors said planned the attack … [Read more...] about This Day in History: April 19
