It was on this date in 1868 that the trial for ex-Confederate President Jefferson Davis ended. And it was on this date in 1926 that Agatha Christie drove off in her car and was missing for 11 days. The case of her disappearance is still unsolved to this day.

It was on this date in 1859 that abolitionist John Brown was hanged for the failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry. And it was on this date in 1933 that The Dancing Lady premiered. The film was the first movie to introduce Fred Astaire on the big screen.

It was on this date in 1903 that the movie The Great Train Robbery was released. And it was on this date in 1913 that the Ford Motor Company started the first moving assembly line.

It was on this date in 1638 that the 16,000th person died from the plague in the small Italian city of Mantua. And it was on this date in 1954 when a meteorite crashed through the roof of Ann Hodges' Sylacauga, Alabama home.

It was on this date in 1775 that James Jay invented invisible ink. And it was on this date 1972 that Atari released the videogame, Pong.

It was on this day in 1948 that the first Polaroid camera debuted. And it was on this date in 1956 that The Price is Right debuted.

It was on this date in 1792 that Benjamin Banneker published the first Farmer's Almanac. And it was on this date in 1971 that the Dan Cooper hijacking saga occurred.

It was on this date in 1874 that Joseph Glidden received a patent for barbed wire. And it was on this date in 1947 that the Hollywood Ten were held in contempt by the House Un-American Activities Committee for their refusal to reveal whether they were communists.

It was on this date in 1904 that the third Olympic games came to a close in St. Louis. And it was on this date in 1909 that the Wright Brothers formed an aviation company and were awarded the nation's first contract to produce airplanes for the military.

It was on this date in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX. His assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald would be fatally shot two days later.