The famous army of terra-cotta warriors was discovered in Xian, China on this day in 1974.

Did you know that:

• Niagara Falls stopped flowing for thirty hours due to an ice jam on this day in 1848
• Ernst Jünger was a German author, highly decorated soldier, and philosopher born on this day in 1895
• Jennifer Capriati, an American former world tennis player, was born on this day in 1976