On this day in 1913, the Armory Show, an exhibition showcasing modern art by hundreds of American and European artists, opened in New York City. 

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On this day in 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as the prime minister of Cuba. 

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On this day in 1796, Australia's first bushranger, John "Black" Caesar, died.

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On this day in 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray both filed patent documents for their telephone designs, starting a years-long controversy.

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On this day in 1692, soldiers brutally killed members of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe after staying in the MacDonalds' homes for nearly two weeks.

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On this day in 1909, an interracial group of American leaders met in New York to call for an organization that would fight for African American civil and political rights. This event is considered the founding meeting of the NAACP.

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On this day in 1916, anarchist and activist Emma Goldman was arrested for distributing information on birth control.

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On this day in 1355, riots broke out in Oxford, England, when a couple of university students incited a pub brawl over bad wine.

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On this day in 1907, thousands of suffragists marched from Hyde Park to Exeter Hall in London in what became known as the Mud March.

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On this day in 1887, U.S. President Grover Cleveland signed the Dawes General Allotment Act into law. 

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