In 1831, the inauguration of the first steam-powered train in the United States took place.
In 1861, the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Manassas, began during the American Civil War.
In 1918, U-156 shelled Nauset Beach, Orleans, Massachusetts during World War I.
In 1925, John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in a Dayton, Tennessee high school.
In 1949, The United States Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
In 1959, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) named its first group of astronauts, known as the “Mercury Seven.”
In 1983, The world’s lowest recorded natural temperature of -128.6°F was measured at Vostok Station in Antarctica.
In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee after police discovered human remains in his apartment.
In 2011, NASA’s Space Shuttle program ended when Atlantis completed its final mission and landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.