On June 23, 1993, John Bobbitt made headlines when his wife, Lorena Bobbitt, cut off his penis while he slept.

On Dec. 10, 2013, Mary Barra became CEO of General Motors, the first woman to head a major automotive company.

On June 3, 1968, radical feminist author and actor Valerie Solanas shot artist Andy Warhol at his New York City studio The Factory.

On June 3, 1968, radical feminist author and actor Valerie Solanas shot artist Andy Warhol at his New York City studio The Factory.

On Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States.

On Dec. 10, 2009, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, urging attendees to reach for the world "as it ought to be."

On Dec. 10, 2009, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, urging attendees to reach for the world "as it ought to be."

On Oct. 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years.

On April 24, 1957, the Suez Canal was reopened after more than five months following a conflict between Egypt, and Israel, Britain and France.

On Jan. 20, 1981, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after 444 days in captivity.

On Dec. 11, 1964, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Minister of Industries of Cuba, addresses the United Nations General Assembly.

On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

On Oct. 27, 1954, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., commander of the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen, became the first African-American promoted to the rank of general in the United States Air Force.

On Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy took office as the nation's 35th president with a plea for both sides in the Cold War to "begin anew the quest for peace."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was named Time magazine's 2015 person of the year, the first woman in 29 years to receive the honor.