On November 16, 2001, the British author J.

Skylab III: Pioneering Mission Reshapes American Space Flight History with Record-Breaking Duration

Did a young Austrian nun named Maria von Trapp really take to the hills surrounding Salzburg to sing spontaneously of her love of music? No, but nearly all of the particulars of her 1949 book, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, were ignored by the creators of the Broadway musical her memoir inspired.

Tommy Steele, Britain's first rock 'n' roll star, was discovered on this day at a coffee bar in central London, appearing live on the BBC's first pop music show.

Newly Discovered Elements Americium and Curium Revolutionize Science and Technology Applications

Historic Breakthrough: First Artificial Nuclear Chain Reaction Achieved During World War II

On November 16, 1941, Joseph Goebbels publishes in the German magazine Das Reich that “The Jews wanted the war, and now they have it”—referring to the Nazi propaganda scheme to shift the blame for the world war onto European Jews, thereby giving the Nazis a rationalization for the so-called Final Solution.

Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory collectively enter the United States as Oklahoma, the 46th state.

Revolutionary Invention: Fleming's Electron Tube Transforms Electronics and Communications in 1904

American Racers Break Speed Records: Bostwick and Vanderbilt Make History in Early Racing