This Day In History

The cell phone is introduced to the world on this day in 1983.

Columbus Day is celebrated for the first time on this day in 1792.

Saturday Night Live debuts live from New York on this day in 1975.

35 years ago today, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned his post over charges of tax evasion. That's just one of many notable events to happen on this day.

The Cincinnati Reds "win" the 1919 World Series in what would be referred to as the Black Sox Scandal.

One of the largest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, the Great Chicago Fire, started on this day in 1871.

The Achille Lauro is hijacked in 1985 and film star Bette Davis dies in Paris on this day in 1989.

Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is assassinated in 1981 and Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic resigns on this day in 2000.

A couple of broadcast firsts today as Harry Truman gives the first televised White House address in 1947 and the World Series is heard on the radio for the first time in 1921.

Several firsts happened on this day including the initial run of the Orient Express in 1883.