On this day in 1911, the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Former President George H.W. Bush skydiving to celebrate his 72nd birthday on this day in 1997.
State troopers block the steps of the Alabama state capitol at Montgomery, Ala. from civil rights marchers at the end of their five-day march from Selma, Alabama on this day in 1965.
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to the crowd of marchers at the state capital in Alabama.
Aerial photo shows crowd of thousands assembled in front of the Capitol.
Aretha Louise Franklin is 75 today.
Aretha Franklin started singing at her father’s church after her mother’s death and launched her solo career when she was eighteen.
Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750)
Bach’s abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime and he is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.