In 100 seconds, 90 million tons of rock came crashing down the mountain and buried the sleepy coal mining town of Frank.

Thor Heyerdahl and five of his buddies set sail on a balsa wood raft. It was the beginning of a 101-day voyage from Peru to Polynesia.

A patent was filed on this day that ushered in the dawn of junk mail.

A mysterious satellite hacker interrupted HBO's showing of The Falcon and the Snowman with an onscreen protest.

Today was the day the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, died at the Battle of Mactan.

Over 3000 fragments were gathered by the townspeople and the study of these mysterious rocks became a pivotal moment in the understanding of meteorites. 

In the thick of the Cold War, Soviet leader Yuri Andropov invited a 10-year-old American girl named Samantha Smith to visit the Soviet Union.

Triggered by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in the ocean, a 279-foot wall of water slammed into Ishigaki Island.

His grainy footage of what might be the Loch Ness Monster ranks up there with the Zapruder film as one of the most analyzed scenes of all time.

The towering beast flailed its hairy arms at 3 young men who were riding by in a pickup truck.

At 10:00 in the morning, residents of Guadalajara, Mexico noticed a manhole cover was bouncing up and down as white smoke puffed out of the sewer.

Moreschi quickly made a name for himself with his angelic voice and he was often asked to perform at private parties for Rome's most powerful families.

Marathon watchers were shocked when Rosie Ruiz came out of nowhere to finish the race in record time (2:31:56).

A photograph of the attack was kept under wraps until after President Carter left office, but now it's one of the most requested items from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

The last of the wild California Condors was captured in a desperate attempt to save the species from extinction. At the time of his capture there were only 27 of the birds left.

"Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news."

In 1897, residents in the small Texas town watched a UFO glide over the square and collide with a windmill.

In one performance, the famous sharpshooter shot the ashes off a cigarette held by German Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Nobody recognized him - except for his dog, Argos. The loyal animal perked up for his old master, then rolled over and died.

The English poet, Willliam Wordsworth, spied a long swath of daffodils on this day. It inspired him to write one of his most famous poems,