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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1858 – Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declares “a house divided against itself cannot stand” (More info) 1903 – The Ford Motor Company is incorporated (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1647 – The first recorded execution of a “witch” takes place in Massachusetts (More info) 1933 – The World’s Fair opens in Chicago, Ill. (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1606 – Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in a plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason (More info) 1747 – The first venereal disease clinic opens at London Lock Hospital (More info)

The mystery of why yawning is contagious may finally have been solved: an Italian study says it’s linked to empathy.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution (More info) 1941 – In an early-morning sneak attack, Japanese warplanes bomb the US naval base at Oahu Island’s Pearl Harbor, causing the United States to enter World War II (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there (More info) 1941 – Ground is broken on the construction of The Pentagon (More info)

Think back to the joy you experienced in your childhood after digging in the ground and finding a small little treasure, even if it was just a malformed rock. Researchers at Mexico's National University are feeling that glee on a much larger scale now that they've discovered an 1,800-year-old tunnel underneath the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 and assassinated on April 4, 1968. In his 39 years, King was a PhD scholar, minister, and civil rights leader. He is most fondly remembered for his iconic “I Have a Dream Speech,” delivered on August 28, 1963 from the steps of Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial to the rapt audience before him.