The Real Reason Soldiers Wore Bright Uniforms Into Battle

The first commercial transatlantic passenger flight was operated by Pan American on June 28, 1939.

In 1972, CGI began with a digital hand and soon reshaped Hollywood. From Westworld's robot vision to Tron's virtual worlds, CGI transformed how stories looked and felt, culminating in a new era where digital effects became the language of modern cinema.

In 1985, amid the AIDS crisis and the assassination of Harvey Milk, activist Cleve Jones envisioned the AIDS Memorial Quilt, an act of grief that grew into a 54-ton, football-field-sized memorial.

In 1867, the more than 580,000-acre Alaska territory became part of the United States. But it would be 92 years before The Last Frontier became the 49th State.