The first domestic microwave ovens went on sale in 1955, developed by Tappan in conjunction with Raytheon.
On October 24, 2005, Rosa Parks, who galvanized the U.S. civil rights movement, died at the age of 92.
On this day in 1833, Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel, who founded the Nobel prizes, was born in Stockholm.
In 1973, the world saw the opening of Sydney Opera House in Australia, designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon.
On October 19, 1987, the Wall Street stocks plunged a record 508 points or 22.6 percent on a day that has gone down in history as...
On this day in 1931 the great American inventor Thomas Edison died. In his lifetime, Edison held more than 1,000 patents, the most famous being the...
In 2009, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed held the first underwater cabinet meeting in bid to raise awareness over rising sea levels due to climate change.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - In 1912, United States President Theodore Roosevelt was shot in an assassination attempt in Milwaukee.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - In 1959 - the far side of the moon was photographed for the first time by the Soviet Union's Luna 3 spacecraft.
UNITED STATES - Some interesting facts to note about today in history. In 1995, Former American Football Star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murdering his wife...
