World Events Today
- The Russian cosmonaut Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova became the first woman in space today in 1963
- Oracle Corporation, the American multinational computer technology group that sells database software and technology, was founded today in 1977
- The British Labour Party politician Jo Cox, who served as the Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen, was murdered today in 2016
Entertainment Events Today
- The Monterey International Pop Music Festival, a 3-day concert that started today in California in 1967, was considered the beginning of the “Summer of Love”
- Björn Borg won the French Men’s Singles Open today in 1974, it was the first of 11 career Grand Slam titles for the Swedish tennis playing legend
- The romantic musical comedy movie Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, was released today in 1978
Family Events Today
- The legendary Apache, Geronimo, “the one who yawns”, was born today in 1829 in New Mexico (which was part of Mexico at the time)
- Arthur Stanley Jefferson, better known as the English comic actor Stan Laurel, one half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy film duo, was born today in 1890 in Lancashire
- The English comic actor Charlie Chaplin, star of many silent movies, married Oona O’Neill today in 1943, he was aged 54 and she was aged 18
Main Event Today
- The Ford Motor Company, the American multinational automaker, was founded today in 1903 by Henry Ford
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Fudge Day