Francis Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe

1949

The iconic Hollywoodland sign was changed to just Hollywood as we know it today.

1973

Concorde made its first nonstop trip across the Atlantic from Washington, DC, to Paris, France, in a record-breaking time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.

The Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in Italy, killing 11 people and injuring 100.

1983

Cosmonauts Titov and Strekalov narrowly escaped the Soyuz T-10 spacecraft explosion.

2017

Epic Games released the video game Fortnite Battle Royale.