today in history

110 years ago, America's second deadliest flood took thousands of lives across 15 states. See if you recognize any locations in these staggering photos from history.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1215 – King John of England puts his seal on the Magna Carta (More info) 1775 – George Washington accepts an assignment to lead the Continental Army (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – The United States Army is founded (More info) 1777 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1900 – The Boxer Rebellion begins in China (More info) 1966 – The Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1942 – Anne Frank receives a diary for her 13th birthday (More info) 1963 – Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated in front of his Mississippi home by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island (More info) 1963 – Alabama Gov. George Wallace unsuccessfully tries to physically block two black students from registering at the University of Alabama (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – James Madison introduces 12 proposed amendments to the US Constitution, 10 of which later become the Bill of Rights (More info) 1948 – Milton Berle hosts the debut of ‘Texaco Star Theater’ (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – Richard Henry Lee introduces a resolution proposing a Declaration of Independence (More info) 1892 – Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the “whites-only” car of a train, leading to the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson court case (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1844 – The Young Men’s Christian Association, aka YMCA, is founded in London (More info) 1944 – Gen. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the Allied invasion of northern France, code named D-Day (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1933 – The United States takes itself off the gold standard (More info) 1947 – US Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe in what would come to be known as the Marshall Plan (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1967 – The Beatles release their landmark album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ (More info) 1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is first published (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1859 – Big Ben goes into operation in London (More info) 1879 – New York City’s Gilmore’s Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden (More info)