- 100 years ago 1st transmission of radio Bloemendaal
10 Million Fords
100 years ago Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth automobile
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
100 years ago J. Edgar Hoover assumes leadership of the FBI
- 90 years ago Great Smokey Mountains National Park on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee is dedicated
- 80 years ago US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
- 70 years ago Great Britain's 2 biggest steel factories nationalized
- 70 years ago UEFA (Union des Associations Européennes de Football) is formed in Basel, Switzerland
- 60 years ago Last French troops leave Algeria
All the President's Men
50 years ago "All the President's Men" by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation is published by Simon and Schuster in the US
Back Home Again
50 years ago "Back Home Again" 8th studio album by John Denver is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1975)
The Streak Hits #1
50 years ago Novelty song "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 on UK pop chart
- 50 years ago Robert Wilson, Alan Lloyd and Michael Galasso's musical theatre work "A Letter for Queen Victoria" premieres at Caio Melisso Theater, Spoleto, Italy
- 45 years ago 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
- 40 years ago "Thicke Of The Night" TV Talk Show last airs in syndication
Hearns KOs Durán
40 years ago American boxer Thomas Hearns retains WBC light middleweight title with 2 round KO of Roberto Durán of Panama at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas; marks first time in his illustrious career Durán knocked out
- 35 years ago Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play (vs Yankees)
The Lion King
30 years ago Disney's animated musical film "The Lion King" opens in theaters with $42 million
- 30 years ago New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the NFL club
Election of Interest
10 years ago Juan Manuel Santos is reelected President of Columbia
- 5 years ago Anthony Davis's opera "The Central Park Five" premieres at the Long Beach Opera Company, California (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2020) [1]
Babe Ruth's Jersey Sells for Record
5 years ago Baseball jersey belonging to Babe Ruth becomes most expensive sports memorabilia when it sells for $5.64 million at an auction in New York
NBA Trade
5 years ago In a blockbuster NBA trade, the New Orleans Pelicans send forward Anthony Davis to the LA Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart & 3 future 1st round draft picks including 2019 #4
- 4 years ago In landmark decision US Supreme Court rules 6-3 that gay and transgender workers cannot be discriminated against in the workplace
- 4 years ago New COVID-19 cluster of more than 100 cases in Beijing called a 'significant event' by WHO
Maria Ressa's Libel Trial
4 years ago Philippines journalist and 'Time Person of the Year' Maria Ressa found guilty of cyber libel in Manila amid claims charges politically motivated
COVID-19 Pandemic
3 years ago North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warns of possible food shortages and COVID-19 restrictions while addressing national conference
NY Lifts Restrictions
3 years ago NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a "return to life as we know it" lifting all COVID-19 restrictions after the state passes 70% vaccinated with one dose
- 3 years ago US death toll from COVID-19 tops 600,000 (Johns Hopkins), with 65% of adults vaccinated with at least one dose
- 2 years ago Black Death, the 14th century plague, originated in Kyrgyzstan, according to new DNA research taken from burials at Lake Issyk Kul [1]
- 2 years ago US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.75, the largest increase since 1994 in attempt to control rising inflation [1]
- Last year Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall as a category 1 storm along India’s Gujarat coast with both India and Pakistan evacuating over 180,000 people out of its path [1]
Partygate Report
Last year Damning report by UK government committee finds former PM Boris Johnson misled parliament over 'Partygate' Covid-19 breaches [1]
- Last year Massachusetts Air National Guard Jack Teixeira indicted by US federal grand jury for leaking classified documents on social media sites [1]
- Last year Record-breaking outbreak of dengue fever in Peru has caused 248 deaths and over 146,000 cases, forcing Health Minister Rosa Gutiérrez, to resign [1]
- Last year Water pumped from underground reservoirs has shifted earth's axis at the North Pole by 4.36 cm a year, with over 2 trillion tons of water extracted 1993-2010 [1]
- 300 years ago Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674)
- 90 years ago Alfred Bruneau, French composer (Léda), dies at 77
- 70 years ago William Ewart Berry, British peer and newspaper publisher (The War Illustrated, The Sunday Times), dies at 74
- 45 years ago Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67
- 40 years ago Meredith Willson, American composer for stage (The Music Man), and screen (The Great Dictator; Little Foxes), dies at 82
- 40 years ago Ned Glass, Polish-American actor (Sol-Julia, Uncle Moe-Bridget Loves Bernie), dies of heat failure at 78
- 35 years ago (William) "Judy" Johnson, American Baseball HOF third baseman (NgL World Series 1925 Hilldale AC; NgL All-Star 1933, 1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords), dies at 89
- 35 years ago Maurice Bellemare, Canadian politician (b. 1912)
- 35 years ago Ray McAnally, Irish actor (The Mission, My Left Foot, Empire State, Sicilian), dies of a heart attack at 63
- 35 years ago Victor French, American actor (Get Smart -"44"; Highway to Heaven), dies at 54
- 30 years ago David Lawson, executed in NC (wanted execution shown on Donahue)
- 30 years ago Manos Hatzidakis, Greek pianist, violinist, accordionist, conductor, and Academy Award-winning composer ("Never On Sunday"), dies at 68
- 30 years ago Nadia Gray [Nadia Kujnir-Herescu], Romanian actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), dies at 70
- 25 years ago Ernst van Altena, Dutch author and interpreter (Chansons van Earnest), dies at 65
Casey Kasem (1932-2014)
10 years ago American radio personality (creator of American Top 40) and the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo, dies from Lewy body dementia at 82
- 10 years ago Daniel Keyes, American author (Flowers for Algernon), dies from complications from pneumonia at 86
- 10 years ago Jacques Bergerac, French actor (Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in Sun) and business executive (Revlon), dies at 87
- 5 years ago Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director (Romeo & Juliet), dies at 96
- 3 years ago Jim Phelan, American college basketball coach (Mount Saint Mary's University 1954–2003), dies at 92
- 2 years ago Jan Klijnjan, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder (11 caps; FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Sochaux), dies at 77
- 2 years ago Maureen Arthur, American stage and screen actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; The Love God?), dies at 88
- Last year Antonio Jiménez Quiles, Spanish road cyclist (Vuelta a España 1955 runner-up), dies at 88
- Last year Gordon McQueen, Scottish soccer defender (30 caps; St. Mirren FC, Leeds United, Manchester United) and manager (Airdrieonians FC), dies from dementia at 70
- Last year James Hardy, Australian winemaker (Thomas Hardy & Sons Wines) and yachtsman (Australian skipper America's Cup 1970, 74, 80; 4 x Admiral's Cup Ocean C'ships), dies at 90
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