Tag: Today in History

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2004 The first Abu Ghraib torture pictures are published Images broadcast on 60 Minutes II showed gross human rights ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 The Airbus A380 takes to the skies for the first time The double-deck airliner is the world's largest ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 Syria ends its military occupation of Lebanon after 29 years Syria yielded to domestic and international pressure following ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2011 The largest tornado outbreak ever recorded hits the U.S. During the outbreak, which included 358 confirmed tornadoes, 348 ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2013 1129 people die in Bangladesh in the worst building collapse disaster in modern history The structure was used ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 The first YouTube video is posted The 18-second "Me at the Zoo" video features co-founder Jawed Karim at ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1997 The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends after 126 days The Peruvian troops involved in the successful raid were ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1992 The first exoplanets are discovered Aleksander Wolszczan, a Polish astronomer, announced the discovery of two planets orbiting the ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2010 The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes Transocean's British Petroleum (BP) platform exploded, killing 11 workers and causing the ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1995 168 die in the Oklahoma City bombing Timothy McVeigh, the attack's mastermind, was executed on June 11, 2001. ...