On this day in 1945, at the stroke of midnight, the U.S. federal government instituted a nationwide curfew on nightlife.

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On this day in 1814, the first batch of coins to be minted in Australia was distributed for use in the penal colony of New South Wales.

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On this day in 1989, nine passengers were killed on a flight from Hawaii to Auckland when the plane’s cargo door swung open in mid-flight.

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On this day in 1885, prison authorities in Exeter, England, tried and failed to hang a prisoner.

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On this day in 1861, after losing a bet, Edward Payson Weston embarked on a 478-mile walk from Boston to Washington D.C.

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On this day in 1950, an international competition was held between an American town and an English town to see who could run a race the fastest while also flipping a pancake.

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On this day in 1927, legendary actor Sidney Poitier was born in Miami, Florida.

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On this day in 1986, actor Yul Brynner appeared in an anti-smoking public service announcement, four months after passing away from lung cancer.

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On this day in 1930, a dairy cow named Elm Farm Ollie became the first of her species to travel by airplane.

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On this day in 1972, the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Germany, making it the most highly produced car in the world.

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