This Day In History

Spanish Armada: was defeated by the English, led by Sir Francis Drake (1588)

Spanish Armada: was defeated by the English, led by Sir Francis Drake (1588)

NASA: President Eisenhower signed a bill creating the space agency (1958)

NASA: President Eisenhower signed a bill creating the space agency (1958)

Lady Di: married Prince Charles at St. Paul's Cathedral in London (1981)

Lady Di: married Prince Charles at St. Paul's Cathedral in London (1981)

switch hitter: Red Sox batter Bill Mueller became the first Major League Baseball player to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a single game (2003)

switch hitter: Red Sox batter Bill Mueller became the first Major League Baseball player to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a single game (2003)