MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2010: Amid great fanfare, Chilean workers are rescued 69 days after their mine collapsed in the Atacama Desert, Chile. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Chile.]

1988: The archbishop of Turin, Italy, announced that carbon-14 dating indicated that the Shroud of Turin dates only to the Middle Ages, though the origins of the shroud remain controversial. [ Listen to experts discuss the authenticity of the True Cross and the Shroud of Turin.]

1981: One week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat, voters in Egypt approved Hosni Mubarak as the country's new president. [Take our quiz about Egyptian history.]

1972: A flight chartered by a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes Mountains of Argentina, and the wreckage was not located for more than two months; the incident garnered international attention, especially after it was revealed that the survivors had resorted to cannibalism. [Read Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories.]

1950: The film classic All About Eve, starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, premiered in both Paris and New York City; known for its acid wit, it won six Academy Awards, including best picture. [ Test your knowledge of women in classic cinema.]

1946: After being approved by French voters in a referendum, the constitution of the Fourth Republic is adopted in France. [Take our quiz about French history.]