On this day in 2013, 34-year-old aerialist Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to walk a high wire across the […]

On this day in 2013, two bombs go off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators […]

On this day in 2013, Margaret Thatcher, the first–and so far only–female prime minister of the United Kingdom, dies in […]

On this day in 2012, former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is found guilty of failing to stop the killings of […]

On this day in history, Facebook, the world’s largest social network, holds its initial public offering (IPO) and raises $16 […]