World Events Today
- The Nazi Party in Germany made it illegal to found any new political party today in 1933, it meant they could and would be the country’s only legal political party
- Launched in November 1964, Mariner 4 performed the first successful flyby of the planet Mars today in 1965, it took the first ever close-up pictures of its surface
- During Bastille Day today in 2016 in Nice, France, a truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people, resulting in the death of almost 100 of them, the Islamic State were behind the attack
Entertainment Events Today
- The original version of the Nintendo platform game Mario Bros was released today in 1983
- The superhero movie The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale as Batman and Heath Ledger as The Joker, premiered today in 2008 in New York
- The British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton won a record 6th British Grand Prix today in 2019
Family Events Today
- Henry McCarty, better known as William H Bonney and Billy the Kid, the American Old West outlaw, died today in 1881 aged 21
- The American animator William Hanna, who co-founded Hanna-Barbera which created The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo and many more, was born today in 1910 in New Mexico
- The American politician Gerald Ford, who served as the 38th President of the United States, was born today in 1913 in Nebraska
Main Event Today
- The Storming of the Bastille in Paris, France, occurred today in 1789, it was a key event at the beginning of the French Revolution
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Grand Marnier Day