Timeline
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
The first Boston Marathon is run, the shot heard around the world is coined in the Ralph Waldo Emerson poem, Concord Hymn, Grace Kelly becomes Princess Grace of Monaco, and Pope Benedict is elected in This Day in History video. The date is April 19th. Actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier and became the sponsor of the Cannes Film Festival.
Drunk driving accident, April 24, 1951. Edna Benton (failed sobriety test);Officer M G Gaskell.. (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)
History Every Day
Uncover fascinating moments from the past every day! Learn something new with key events in history, from the American Revolution to pop culture, crime and more.