Today in history

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1995 The Great Hanshin earthquake hits Kobe, Japan According to estimates, 6,434 people died in the earthquake. 1991 The Gulf...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 Adriana Iliescu gives birth at the age of 66 The Romanian university lecturer set the world record for...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2001 Wikipedia goes online The online encyclopedia has since become the largest reference work on the internet. In 1992 Croatia...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan It was the first-ever landing in the outer...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2012 The cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks, killing 32 Later, the ship's captain was charged with recklessness, carelessness, and...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2010 An earthquake kills 316,000 in Haiti Most of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, was destroyed during the disaster. 1991 The...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2002 The first prisoners arrive in Guantanamo Bay Amnesty International labelled the situation at the US detention camp a...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1946 The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens 51 nations were represented on that day. 1929 The first...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 2005 The second Sudanese War ends As an outcome, Southern Sudan was granted autonomy; in 2011, South Sudan became...

Let’s look at major events that happened today in history; Today in History 1994 Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov begins his record spaceflight Polyakov stayed aboard the Mir space station for a record-breaking...