2019
74-year-old Erramatti Mangamma became the world’s oldest mother after giving birth to twins in India.[1]
2017
Hurricane Irma hit the Atlantic Basin area of the United States.[1]
1989
The Joan Rivers American daytime TV talk show aired for the first time.[1]
1984
Western Australia became the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.[1]
1984
NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle landed in California after completing its maiden voyage.[1]
1980
Gotthard Road Tunnel opened in St Gotthard, Switzerland, making it the longest tunnel in the world at the time.[1]
1977
The Voyager 1 Space Probe was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.[1]
1944
In The Netherlands, this day was named 'Dolle Dinsdag,' which means Mad Tuesday.[1]
1905
The Russo-Japanese war ended with the official signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth.[1]
1885
Sylvanus Bowser’s invention of the gasoline pump was delivered to a dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US.[1]
1838
The oldest museum in The Netherlands, the Centraal Museum Utrecht, opened.[1]
1793
The Reign of Terror occurred in France, where many massacres and public executions happened during the French Revolution.[1]
1774
The first Continental Congress meeting was held in Philadelphia, US.[1]
1550
William Cecil inaugurated himself as English minister of foreign affairs.[1]