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August 30, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 30

Ty Cobb has his first major league at-bat. Thurgood Marshall is confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first African American justice of the Supreme Court.

August 29, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 29

The Beatles play their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Hurricane Katrina slams into the Gulf Coast.

August 28, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 28

Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old boy from Chicago, is abducted from his uncle’s home and later killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech.

August 27, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 27

Barack Obama is nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

August 26, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 26

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees women's right to vote, is certified; the volatile 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago.

August 25, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 25

An Army probe on prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison announces its findings. Sen. John McCain dies.

August 24, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 24

Pete Rose is banned from Major League Baseball for gambling. The NFL indefinitely suspends Michael Vick for his involvement in dogfighting.

August 23, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 23

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama introduces his choice of running mate, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, before supporters in Springfield, Ill.

August 22, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 22

Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to ride in a car.

August 21, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 21

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, pleads guilty to campaign-finance violations. Paul Manafort becomes the first campaign associate of President Trump found guilty by a jury as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.