On This Day
On This Day, Nov. 8, 1895: Wilhelm Röntgen Discovers X-Rays in Würzburg
A glowing screen in a German lab led to the discovery of X-rays, the first Nobel Prize in Physics and a medical…
On This Day, Nov. 7, 1916: Jeannette Rankin Becomes First Woman Elected to Congress
Montana voters elected suffragist Jeannette Rankin to the U.S. House on Nov. 7, 1916, four years before the 19th Amendment. Her story…
On This Day, Nov. 6, 1860: Abraham Lincoln Is Elected the 16th President
On Nov. 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln won a four-way race to become the first Republican president, a victory that led Southern states…
On This Day, Nov. 5, 1872: Susan B. Anthony Casts a Ballot and Is Arrested
On Nov. 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women voted in Rochester, New York. Anthony was arrested, convicted by a…
Laika and Sputnik 2: The Little Dog Who Orbited Earth on Nov. 3, 1957
Sixty-nine years ago today, a former Moscow street dog named Laika became the first living creature to orbit Earth. Her one-way flight…