2018
A woman in Rome became the first person to receive a bionic hand that can sense touch.[1]
2009
The cryptocurrency 'Bitcoin' was created, providing a new digital currency.[1]
1999
The Mars Polar Lander was launched.[1]
1987
Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.[1]
1977
The Apple Computer Company became Apple Computers Inc.[1]
1961
The United States broke diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.[1]
1959
Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.[1]
1956
A fire broke out at the top of the famous iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.[1]
1870
Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.[1]
1842
British Novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine left England for America on board the Britannia ship.[1]
1777
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington’s revolutionary army.[1]
1496
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.[1]
250 AD
Roman Emperor Decius ordered everyone in the Roman Empire to make sacrifices to the Roman gods.[1]