This Day In History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (More info) 1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1901 – Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (More info) 1913 – Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece ‘The Mona Lisa’ is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia’

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1875 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees the country (More info) 1918 – President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1917 – Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage (More info) 1951 – ‘I Love Lucy,’ starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, makes its television debut (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1849 – Poet-writer Edgar Allan Poe dies at age 40 (More info) 1959 – USSR probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1921 – The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time (More info) 1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers’ studios (More info)

Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay (More info) 1963 – Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to keep two blac