World Events Today
- In a duel, Aaron Burr, the Vice President of the United States, shot and killed Alexander Hamilton, the former Secretary of the Treasury, today in 1804
- Seven terrorist bomb attacks across the rail network of Mumbai killed over 200 people today in 2006
- Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, better known as the Mexican drug lord “El Chapo”, escaped from prison for the second time today in 2015, it took 6 months to find and re-arrest him
Entertainment Events Today
- To Kill a Mockingbird, the classic novel by the American author Harper Lee, was published today in 1960, it went on to win the Pulitzer Prize
- In extra-time, Spain beat The Netherlands 1-0 today in 2010, to win the 19th FIFA World Cup Final which was held in South Africa
- The comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black, based on Piper Kerman’s memoirs, was aired for the first time today in 2013 on Netflix
Family Events Today
- The Scottish legend Robert the Bruce, who would become the King of Scots, was born today in 1274
- The Russian actor Yuliy Borisovich Briner, better known as Yul Brynner, star of The King and I and The Ten Commandments, was born today in 1920
- The Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani was born today in 1934 in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
Main Event Today
- Waterloo, London’s busiest railway station, opened today in 1948
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Mojito Day