Important Events From This day in History – 01 March

Today in History

• 1998 Titanic becomes the first film to gross $1 billion

  James Cameron’s epic account of the Titanic’s sinking had a $ 200 million budget but grossed more than $ 2 billion.

• 1995 Internet giant Yahoo! is incorporated

  Jerry Yang and David Filo founded the company in January 1994 as Jerry’s guide to the World Wide Web.

• 1947 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is formed

  In the past, criticisms about the IMF’s alleged support for dictatorships and negative impact on the environment have frequently overshadowed the fund’s primary goal of improving the economies of its member countries.

• 1932 Aviator Charles Lindbergh’s son is kidnapped

  The toddler’s abduction and death were one of the most publicized crimes of the century.

• 1896 Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity

  While attempting to prove his incorrect theory that phosphorescent uranium salts absorb sunlight and reemit it as X-rays, the French physicist made his ground-breaking discovery.