This Day in History, January 24th. The first canned beer was sold, Winston Churchill died, the Voyager 2 had the closest approach to Uranus and the Department of Homeland Security was created, headed by Tom Ridge in our This Day in History recap.

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The first Super Bowl was held with Vince Lombardi on the sidelines, the Pentagon opened, Sara Jane Moore shot Gerald Ford in a presidential assassination attempt in This Day in History video. The date was January 15. Thomas Nash used the donkey to represent the Democratic party for the first time on this date.

The first Frisbee in produced by Wham-O, Joseph Stalin's trial for communist party purges begins, President Richard Nixon announces the end of the Vietnam War in This Day in History video. The date was January 23. The first Frisbee was actually invented by students at Connecticut College.

In a This Day in History video, host Russ Mitchell takes us through the history of August 24th. On this day in 1814, British invaded Washington and set fire to the White House and the capitol building. On this day in 1989, Major League Baseball suspended Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose for life for gambling on baseball. On this day in 2006, Pluto got demoted; scientists claim that it is not a real planet, but a dwarf planet instead. Also on this day in 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Colonel William Travis called for help from the Alamo, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base was opened in Cuba, Juan Peron became President of Argentina, and Prince Charles and Princess Diana became engaged in This Day in History video. The date is February 24th. Eva Peron's shoes became more famous than her husbands presidency.

In this "This Day in History" video clip learn about different events that have occurred on January 1st. Some of these events include the enactment of the emancipation proclamation and the opening of Ellis Island. Also, David Dinkins becomes the first African-American mayor of New York City and dictator Batista is forced out of Cuba by revolution.

World War II began on September 1 when Germany invaded Poland. Along with this event, there were many other historical events that occurred on September 1 that Russ Mitchell recaps in this video clip from This Day In History. Also on this day, Bobby Fisher became the first American to win the World Chess Championship, and Mark McGwire hit his 56th and 57th homeruns in a season. William T. Sherman siege Atlanta setting it on fire, which made the Confederates retreat.