Marcus Licinius Crassus. Spartacus was betrayed by pirates who agreed to take him to Sicily.

Muammar Al-Gaddafi. Muammar Al-Gaddafi took over as ruler of Libya after a bloodless 1969 coup against King Idris I.

1964. The 727's first revenue flight was with Eastern Airlines on Feb 1, 1964.

Dickinson. James Buchanan graduated from Dickinson in 1809.

1773. This key event in the American Revolution took place on the evening of December 16, 1773.

Break The Sound Barrier. On October 14, 1947, traveling at 1,650 mph, Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.