MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2016: Mother Teresa, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace, was canonized by Pope Francis I. [ Test your knowledge of saints.]

2014: American entertainer Joan Rivers—who first gained fame in the 1960s as a nightclub and television comic known for the catchphrase “Can we talk?” and who later critiqued celebrities' wardrobes—died in New York City. [Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz.]

2006: Australian wildlife conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin, who achieved worldwide fame as the exuberant and risk-taking host of The Crocodile Hunter (1992–2006) TV series and related documentaries, was killed by a venomous bull stingray.

2002: American singer Kelly Clarkson became the first winner of the reality television series American Idol. [Test your knowledge of songs and music stars.]

1998: The American search engine company Google Inc. was formally established as founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page filed incorporation papers. [ Take our quiz about tech companies.]

1989: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force launched the last Titan III rocket. [ Sort fact from fiction in our space exploration quiz.]