American comedian  Johnny Carson , considered by many to be the king of late-night television, made his final appearance as host of  The T...

  Michelangelo 's  Pietà , a sculpture depicting the  Virgin Mary  supporting the body of the dead  Christ , was attacked and badly dama...

  \ U.S. Homestead Act signed On this day in 1862, U.S. President  Abraham Lincoln  signed the  Homestead Act , which provided 160 acres of ...

  Prince Harry  married American actress Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel,  Windsor Castle ; the ceremony, unlike any previous Briti...

  Eruption of Mount St. Helens On this day in 1980, following an  earthquake  with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale,  Mount St. Helen...

  School segregation outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court On this day in 1954, lawyer  Thurgood Marshall  scored a landmark victory as the  U.S. S...