William Morgan invents volleyball, The Beatles perform on Ed Sullivan, Wilhelm Maybach inventor of the modern automobile, and Fred Morrison inventor of the Frisbee…On This Day

The Devil’s Footprints, Stasi the East German secret police, and the kidnapping of prized racehorse Shergar…On This Day

Bob Timm & John Cook break the endurance record for the longest manned refueled flight, President Kennedy bans Cuban cigars, Lisa Leslie scores 101 points in 16 minutes, and James Murray…On This Day

The Treaty of Alliance between America and France, King Charles II & King James II, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth II, and Minoru Yamasaki…On This Day

Bill Haley and The Comets arrive in England and inspire a generation of future rock’n’rollers, Byron De La Beckwith convicted of the murder of Medgar Evers, and Betty Ong…On This Day

Emperor Taizu of Song, Harry Longabaugh, George Romero, and Karen Carpenter...On This Day

Norman Rockwell, Frank Serpico is shot in a 4th floor walkup in Brooklyn, and the Day The Music Died - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & The Big Bopper…On This Day

The Bottle Cap, Balto hero of the Iditarod Trail, and the Dyatlov Pass incident…On This Day

Combat photographer Eddie Adams takes his Pulitzer Prize winning photograph on the streets of Saigon, and the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster...On This Day

Ham the Chimp is launched into space...On This Day!