The final chapter was written last week in a story as unlikely and ironic as it was utterly random. A man named Juan Catalan who had been unjustly imprisoned for nearly five months after being charged with a murder he didn’t commit — and exonerated by unused daily footage shot for the HBO comedy series [...]

1781 The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.
1852 “Uncle Sam” made his debut as a cartoon character in the New York Lantern.
1868 The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the U.S. Senate.
1884 Standard Time was adopted throughout the United States.
1901 Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, died in [...]