2018
A mud volcano near Baku in Azerbaijan erupted.[1]
2018
The Japanese Space Agency sent two robots to explore an asteroid aboard their Hayabusa-2 spacecraft.[1]
2012
A study was published by the journal Nature saying that scientists had identified four distinct types of breast cancer.[1]
2012
Iran blocked access to Google and Gmail due to an anti-Islam movie that triggered protests worldwide.[1]
2009
The American sitcom 'Modern Family' premiered on ABC.[1]
2002
Version 0.1 of the standalone open-source Mozilla Firefox web browser was released.[1]
1994
The American Drama movie 'The Shawshank Redemption' by Frank Darabont was released in the US.[1]
1979
Anti-nuclear protests in New York City, 200,000 showed up, including Jane Fonda.[1]
1962
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in New York City.[1]
1930
Johannes Ostermeier patented the flashbulb for cameras.[1]
1889
Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo in Japan.[1]
1879
Inventor Richard Rhodes received the patent for a hearing aid.[1]
1780
British Major John André was captured and searched by three Westchester militiamen near Tarrytown, New York, USA.[1]