World Events Today
- The commencement of the East India Company Act today in 1784 effectively took India under the control of the British government
- The Manhattan Project, a research and development project during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons, became official today in 1942
- The 28th Summer Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece, today in 2004
Entertainment Events Today
- The American biographical crime movie Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters, was released today in 1967
- The first episode of the American animated sitcom South Park aired today in 1997 on Comedy Central
- The American swimming legend Michael Phelps won his record 23rd Olympic Gold medal today in 2016, it was in the 4 by 100-meter medley relay at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
Family Events Today
- The English film director and producer Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE, whose movies were nominated for 46 Academy Awards, was born today in 1899 in Essex
- Florence Nightingale, “The Lady with the Lamp” and the founder of modern nursing, died today in 1910 aged 90
- The English footballer Alan Shearer, the English Premier League’s record goal-scorer, was born today in 1970 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Main Event Today
- Construction of The Berlin Wall started today in 1961, it remained a barrier between Eastern and Western Europe for the next 28 years
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Prosecco Day