Jefferson Davis was chosen as the president of the Confederate States of America on this day in history 1963.
The battle of Guadalcanal during WWII ended with an American victory in 1943.
Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed in 1950 he had evidence there were card-carrying members of the Communist Party in the State Department.
On this day in history 1964 the Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Lithuanians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union in the year 1991.