Tag: Today in History

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1990 Jesse Owens receives the Congressional Gold Medal The African American athlete dominated the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1998 Viagra is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Pfizer's pill was the first drug approved in ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2000 Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia The ex-KGB officer has been praised for leading Russia out of ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1995 WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, is launched Ward Cunningham pioneered the wiki, also known as a user-editable website. ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1999 For the first time in its history, NATO attacks a sovereign country During the Kosovo War, the military ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2001 The Russian space station Mir plunges into the sea After 15 years in space, the legendary station was ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1997 Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest female figure skating world champion At the age of 14 years and 10 ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2006 Jack Dorsey sends the world's first Twitter message or tweet The microblogging service transformed the landscape of ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2003 The United States invade Iraq, assisted by the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland The Iraq War, which then-UN ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1962 Bob Dylan releases his first album Dylan is regarded as one of the world's most influential musicians. His ...