Significant events that happened on this day.
The Northeast blackout was the second most widespread power outage in history, leaving people in eight U.S. states and Ontario in the dark for up to t...
The Polish electrician climbed over the shipyard wall to join striking workers, sparking a movement that would eventually topple communism in Eastern...
What was initially meant to be a temporary peacekeeping measure turned into the longest continuous deployment in British military history. Operation B...
Janet Walton delivered six babies in Birmingham, making headlines worldwide as one of the first sets of surviving sextuplets. All six children lived t...
The creation of Pakistan as a separate Muslim nation was announced one day before India's independence, deliberately chosen so Pakistan would be 'firs...
Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration via radio broadcast, marking the first time most Japanese citizens had heard...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the groundbreaking legislation that created the social insurance program. It fundamentally changed the relation...
Troops from eight nations stormed the Chinese capital to relieve the besieged foreign legations after 55 days. The Empress Dowager Cixi had fled the c...
The Paris police required all motorized vehicles to display a metal identification plate with the owner's name, address, and registration number. This...
The Mainz Psalter became the first book to feature a printed publication date, along with elaborate two-color printing. It was created by Johann Fust...
