# today in history
Today in History: TWA Flight 847 Hijacked by Terrorists (1985)
TWA Flight 847 was hijacked the morning of June 14, 1985 shortly after it took off from Athens towards its…
Today in History: The American Flag is Born (1777)
The American flag has evolved a lot since it was first imagined after the signing of the Declaration of Independence…
Today in History: The Pentagon Papers Criticize Cold War Policy (1971)
The Vietnam War became very unpopular very quickly, and there were a lot of reasons for that. The protests for the…
Today in History: Thurgood Marshall is Nominated for the Supreme Court (1967)
Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to hold a seat on the United States Supreme Court. That is even more…
Today in History: “Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this Wall.” (1987)
By the mid-1980s, it was very clear that the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse. The government structure…
Today in History: Nicole Brown Simpson Murdered (1994)
One of the most famous images of the 1990s is of a White Ford Bronco being chased by police down…
Today in History: The ‘Domino Theory’ Comes Under Fire by the CIA (1964)
Vietnam was a devastating war for America. Over the course of 20 years, the United States fought to keep the…
Today in History: Joseph McCarthy Clashes with the United States Army (1954)
After World War II, the fear of Communism was almost tangible in the United States. The Red Scare was worsened…
Today in History: James Earl Ray is Arrested (1968)
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968 was a major setback for the Civil Rights movement.…
Today in History: Ghostbusters Hits the Big Screen (1984)
Ghostbusters is one of the most popular films of all time. On June 8, 1984, Ghostbusters almost instantly became a…