Tag: Today in History

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1956 Rainier III marries Grace Kelly The wedding of the Prince of Monaco and the glamorous American actress was ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1986 The world's longest war ends without a single shot having been fired The lack of a peace treaty ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2012 The trial of Anders Behring Breivik begins in Oslo The right-wing extremist had killed 77 people, mostly teenagers, ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1994 The World Trade Organization is founded The World Trade Organisation (WTO) coordinates and strives to liberalize international trade. ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2003 The Human Genome Project is completed In October 1990, the project to map the genes of the human ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1997 Tiger Woods becomes the youngest ever golfer to win the Masters Tournament The 21-year-old athlete was also the ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1988 The Last Emperor receives nine Academy Awards The last Chinese Emperor Puyi was the subject of Bernardo Bertolucci's ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2006 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has enriched uranium The Iranian nuclear program has sparked considerable debate. Several ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2010 The President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, dies in a plane crash Several senior officials, members of the Polish ...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles Charles previously married Diana, Princess of Wales. With his second marriage to ...