On this day in 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured U.S. U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers (left) for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel (right) being held by the United States.
On this day in 1997, Timothy McVeigh, a former U.S. Army soldier, was convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
Elizabeth was crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey on this day in 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) turned 92 in April.
On this day in 1979, Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country. The Pope is shown kissing Polish ground upon his first return to his country.
It was on this day in 1941.
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig delivered his famed "Luckiest Man" speech in front of a sold out crowd in Yankee Stadium.
Babe Ruth attends the open casket funeral of Lou Gehrig on June 4, 1941.
Henry Louis Gehrig (born "Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig") (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941)
On this day in 1961, America was asked by President Kennedy to work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
On this day in 1977, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened and became the largest grossing film to date.
Director George Lucas.
In Houston on this day in 2006, former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skillinng were convicted of conspiracy and fraud for the downfall of Enron.
It was on this day in 1992, Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC’s "Tonight Show."
Comedian Billy Crystal (left) was Leno’s first guest on the show. He also appeared on Leno’s final “Tonight Show” episode on February 6, 2014.