Today In History

In 1873: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election (the fine was never paid).

In 1983: Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

In 1984: Alan Berg, a Denver radio talk show host, was shot to death outside his home. (Two white supremacists were later convicted of civil rights violations in the slaying.)