This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Today in History highlights major events and deaths across years
Key marks include 1923 compensation awarded to Mrs. White after a fatal firetruck incident in Ottawa, 1775 British repulse at Quebec where Montgomery died, Edison’s 1879 light demonstration, 1904 Times Square New Year’s Eve, 1951 Marshall Plan expiry, Clemente’s 1972 death, 1974 gold ownership, 1986 Dupont Plaza fire, Mugabe’s 1987 oath, El Salvador peace talks 1991, Kennedy son’s 1997 death, Yeltsin 1999 resignation, Giuliani 2001 post–9/11 remarks, 2009 Espoo shooting, 2014 Shanghai stampede, plus notable birthdays Gabby Douglas Hopkins Kingsley Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Montgomery
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Montgomery
Thomas Edison
Menlo Park
New Jersey
New York
Times Square
Roberto Clemente
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico
U.S
Rick Nelson
Dallas
Dupont Plaza
San Juan
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe
el Salvador
United Nations
Michael Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Aspen Mountain
Colorado
Floyd Cramer
Nashville
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
New York City
Rudolph Giuliani
Espoo
Finland