It was on this date in 1876 that Alexander Graham Bell received the patent for the telephone. And it was on this date in 1996 that the Hubble telescope took snapshots of Pluto for the first time.

It was on this date in 1849 that some argue that David Rice Atchison was acting President of the United States.

It was on this date in 1815 that the U.S. declared war on Algiers in the Second Barbary War. And it was on this date in 1855 that the U.S. Congress approved funding to see if camels could be used for military use.

It was on this date in 1877 that the 1876 election was finally decided for U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes. And it was on this date in 1882 that the last of many attempts on Queen Victoria's life was made.

It was on this date in 1803 that Ohio became a state. And it was on this date in 1917 that the public was shown the secret Zimmermann Cable in which Germany proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.

It was on this date in 1883 that the first Vaudeville theatre opened in Boston. And it was on this date in 1972 that George Harrison and his wife Pattie got into a severe car accident. Their Mercedes was a total wreck.

It was on this date in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) shocked the boxing world by beating Sonny Liston to become Heavyweight Champion of the World. And it was on this date in 1982 that the last Lawrence Welk Show aired.

It was on this date in 1868 that the U.S. House of Representatives voted on 11 Articles of Impeachment against President Andrew Johnson. And it was on this date in 1909 that the Hudson Motor Car Company was formed.

It was on this date in 1945 that the American flag was raised by the U.S. Marines on the island of Iwo Jima. And it was on this date in 1954 that the first Polio vaccines were given to schoolchildren in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It was on this date in 1889 that President Grover Cleveland signed the Omnibus Enabling Act which provided access for four new states to join the Union - Montana, Washington, North Dakota, and South Dakota. And it was on this date in 1988 in Lake Placid, NY that the United States upset the Soviet Union during the "Miracle on Ice."

It was on this date in 1931 that Alka Seltzer was introduced. And it was on this date in 1965 that Malcolm X was assassinated while giving an address in New York City.

It was on this date in 1804 that the Ohio General Assembly passed an act establishing Ohio University. And it was on this date in 1856 that The No-Nothing Party met to nominate former President Millard Fillmore as their candidate for president.