Find out what happened today or any day in history with On This Day. Historical events, birthdays, deaths, photos and famous people, from 4000 BC to today. On This Day In History: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences. Click any date on the calendar to browse historical events, famous birthdays, and notable deaths from that day. Move between months to explore thousands of years of recorded history. Discover what happened on this day in history. Explore key events, famous birthdays, and historical milestones from past to present. Every date has a story. Every figure has a voice. Browse any day in history, talk to 5,000+ historical figures, and play 7 daily history games. 本頁面是首頁「歷史上的今天」欄目本月模板的一個集合，其它月份模板的集合可以點選「按月份導航」的對應月份進入。 如果需要編輯某日在首頁「歷史上的今天」展出的模板，點選該日期模塊右上角的「編輯」進入即可進行編輯。 本日的模板請點選 維基百科:歷史上的今天/9月17日 進入。 在編輯時請 注意：請儘量選擇主題已撰寫的條目。 每日條目數5條。 每條主題詞請用 粗體 標出。 並按照時間順序自上而下排列。 每日使用一幅圖像，請在相應事件的條目連結後添加「（圖）」。 注意各地中文用詞差異，必要時添加字詞轉換規則， 不能使用 NoteTA 。 純文字 版本是為了純文字首頁而設的。 瓦剌 太師 也先 率領蒙古軍隊擊敗太監 王振 統領的明朝軍隊，在 土木堡之變 擒獲御駕親征的 明英宗。 Today in History is everything that happened on this day in history—in the areas of politics, war, science, music, sport, art, entertainment, and more. Discover what happened on this day in history. Real historical events, births, deaths and a daily quiz — updated every day from Wikipedia. Learn about important and interesting historical events that happened on today in history. Hundreds of events and facts from history, film, music and sport. 1978 - Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks to win his 3rd World Heavyweight Boxing title. 1980 - The Elephant Man made its debut on Broadway, with David Bowie in his acting debut.