On this day in 1937, cartoonist Al Capp introduced the pseudo-holiday known as Sadie Hawkins Day in his Li’l Abner comic strip.

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On this day in 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island was published as a single-volume book.

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On this day in 1961, in the rural Dutch village of Staphorst, residents publicly shamed a cheating couple by driving them through the streets in the back of a dung wagon.

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On this day in 1969, the pioneering children’s education series, Sesame Street, aired its first episode.

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On this day in 1961, the Professional Golfers’ Association of America ended its longstanding ban on non-white members.

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On this day in 1291, the Venetian Republic ordered all local glassmakers to relocate to the nearby island of Murano.

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On this day in 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in American history to win a seat in Congress. 

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On this day in 1879, the Ritty brothers of Dayton, Ohio, received the patent for the first mechanical cash register.

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On this day in 1883, Charles "Black Bart" Bowles robbed his 28th Wells Fargo wagon, the last before his capture.

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On this day in 1959, Charles Van Doren admitted that his winning streak on a popular TV quiz show had been rigged by the show's producers.

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