From The Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in 1633 to the dismantlement of Checkpoint Charlie which was considered a symbol of the Cold War and the best-known crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin through the Berlin Wall.

Sean Britten has once again presented his favourite segment on all things famous. Famous events, famous birthdays and moments in the news for This Day in History.