Today In History

In 1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.

In 1925: The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville’s famed home of country music, made its radio debut on station WSM.

In 1942: nearly 500 people died in a fire that destroyed the Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston.

In 1943: President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II.