2020
The COVID-19 death toll passed 200,000 in the US.[1]
2019
Actor Billy Porter who played Pray Tell in the American drama 'Pose,' made history after becoming the first openly gay actor to win an Emmy Award.[1]
2018
Barbados appointed Rihanna as an ambassador to the country.[1]
2004
The American drama TV series ''Lost' premiered on ABC.[1]
2003
The European Space Agency integrated its SMART-1 spacecraft with its dedicated launching rocket.[1]
1994
'Friends' debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.[1]
1989
American drama TV series 'Baywatch' premiered on NBC.[1]
1979
An unidentified double flash of light was detected over the Indian Ocean south of Africa.[1]
1962
Singer Bob Dylan played at New York’s famous Carnegie Hall.[1]
1955
The ITV network launched in the UK, which became the BBC's first rival.[1]
1862
Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.[1]
1692
The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.[1]
1598
English poet and playwright Ben Jonson was arrested for manslaughter after killing Elizabethan actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel.[1]
1499
A treaty was signed between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg, ending years of conflict between the two states.[1]