It was on this date in 1881 that our 20th President, President James A. Garfield was shot by an assassin at a railroad station in Washington D.C. He would die 79 days later. And it was on this date in 1979 that the Susan B. Anthony dollar was issued.

It was on this date in 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffered a breakdown in Pueblo, Colorado and later a stroke. And on this date in 1975, Pink Floyd released an album that would be one of their most popular.

It was on this date in 1955, U.S. President Eisenhower complained of indigestion, later diagnosed as a heart attack. And it was on this date in 1964, the Munsters took to the airwaves on CBS.

It was on this date in 1938, the 1939 World's Fair was announced. And on this date in 1962, ABC's first color television show premiered.

It was on this date in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln released the preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation.

It was on this date in 1893, the first automobile in America ran in Springfield, Massachusetts. And on this date in 1970, the first Monday Night Football game aired on ABC.

It was on this date in 1899, the Maple Leaf Rag was published by Scott Joplin. And it was on this date in 1965, two famous sitcoms premiered on NBC.

On this date in 1862, the battle of Antietam began. And on this date in 1920, a meeting was held in Canton, Ohio on the formation of the American Professional Football Conference - what would later become the NFL.

On this date in 1920, a bomb exploded in the Financial District of New York City. And it was on this date in 1950, the Cleveland Browns beat the defending NFL champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.

On this date in 1831, John Bull started service as the first successful steam locomotive in the United States. And it was on this date in 1965, a show premiered featuring the Robinson family and their journey through outer space.