World Events Today
- The Gran Sasso raid, the Nazi German rescue of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini during World War II, was carried out today in 1943
- Hong Kong Disneyland opened today in 2005
- Jeremy Corbyn, the Member of Parliament for Islington North since 1983, became Leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom today in 2015
Entertainment Events Today
- The American western television series Bonanza, aired for the first time today in 1959 on the NBC network, it would become their longest-running western
- The American television series The Monkees, featuring The Monkees rock and roll band, aired for the first time today in 1966 on the NBC network
- The cartoon series of The Smurfs, aired for the first time today in 1981 on the NBC network
Family Events Today
- James Cleveland Owens, better known as the American track and field athlete Jesse Owens, four-time gold medalist at the 1936 Olympic Games, was born today in 1913 in Alabama
- The future President of the United States, John F Kennedy, married the future First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier today in 1953
- The American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, whose hits included I Walk the Line and Ring of Fire, died today in 2003 aged 71
Main Event Today
- Possible skeleton of King Richard III of England found in a car-park in Leicester, England, today in 2012, later confirmed as his
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Video Games Day