In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed on suspicion of plotting against Queen Elizabeth I. In 1693, the College of William & Mary, the second-oldest institution of higher learning in America,...

In 1904, a fire in Baltimore destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. In 1940, Disney's second animated feature film, Pinocchio, had its premiere. In 1962, the U.S. government placed...

In 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1820, the first 86 African American immigrants departed New York City to start a settlement in present day Liberia. ...

In 1778, South Carolina became the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. In 1859, Wallachia and Moldavia were united as an autonomous region, setting the stage for the modern Romanian...

In 1327, teenager Edward III was crowned king of England. In 1861, Texas seceded from the Union. In 1893, construction was completed on America's first "movie studio," Thomas Edison's Black Maria...

In 1606, Guy Fawkes was executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot. In 1801, John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1915, Germany became the first nation to...

In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" was published in New York City. In 1850, Henry Clay introduced the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress. In 1861, Kansas was admitted as the 34th state...