Tag: Today in History

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1992 - End of the Mozambican Civil War The 15-year-long civil war was fought between the Mozambique Resistance ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1995 - OJ Simpson acquitted in the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman The former ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2002 - Beltway sniper attacks begin A series of coordinated sniper attacks occurred in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1991 - Siege of Dubrovnik The Siege of Dubrovnik began during the Croatian War of Independence. On this ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 - Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten publishes controversial cartoon The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a controversial cartoon of the ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; 1994 Sinking of MS Estonia MS Estonia, a passenger and car ferry, sank in the Baltic Sea killing more than 800 passengers. ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; 935 Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslaus I of Bohemia.   1066 - William the Conqueror, then Duke of ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; 1066 - William, the Conqueror's troops, set sail from Normandy to conquer England.   1290 - An earthquake in the Gulf of ...

Let's look at major events that happened today in history; 26 Sept, 2007 Myanmar's "Saffron Revolution" Following the monks' participation in the protests in Burma, tens of thousands of ordinary ...