A British Museum paleontologist announced on this day in 1912 that an amateur geologist had discovered the fossil remains of an extinct human species in England. The remains, known as the Piltdown man, were presented as the missing evolutionary link between apes and early human beings, but by the 1950s they had been exposed as a fraud. 1912.
Donald Trump became the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives, which charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He was acquitted by the Senate in February 2020. 2019.
Kim Dae-Jung was elected president of South Korea, the first opposition leader in that country’s history to win that position. 1997.
Actor Brad Pitt, known for his portrayal of unconventional characters, was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. 1963.
Director Steven Spielberg—who enjoyed sweeping critical and commercial success with movies ranging from Jaws (1975) and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) to Schindler’s List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and The Fabelmans (2022)—was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. 1946.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially entered into force, abolishing slavery in the United States. 1865.
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