World Events Today
- The American automobile manufacturer General Motors was founded today in 1908
- Wall Street was bombed today in 1920, 38 people lost their lives, the bombers were never identified
- The Metropolitan Opera, also known as The Met, opened its new opera house at Lincoln Center in New York City today in 1966
Entertainment Events Today
- The American sitcom Frasier aired for the first time today in 1993 on the NBC network, it ran for 11 seasons
- The action drama movie Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, went on general release in the United States today in 2011
- The movie Green Book won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival today in 2018
Family Events Today
- The American businessman and entrepreneur James Cash Penney Jr., founder of the JC Penney stores, was born today in 1875 in Missouri
- Philip Andre Rourke Jr., better known as the American actor Mickey Rourke, who starred in many movies, including Rumble Fish and Barfly, was born today in 1952 in New York
- David Seth Kotkin, better known as the American magician David Copperfield, was born today in 1956 in New Jersey
Main Event Today
- Black Wednesday occurred today in 1992, the British government was forced to withdraw its currency from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, the pound sterling collapsed in value
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Guacamole Day