World Events Today
- William Pitt the Younger became the youngest Prime Minister of Great Britain today in 1783, he was only 24 years old
- The first radio broadcast from space was made today in 1958, it was a Christmas message from the President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower
- Apollo 17, the final mission of NASA’s Apollo program, returned to Earth today in 1972
Entertainment Events Today
- According to the best-selling novel by Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe left his island today in 1686, he had been there 28 years
- The Charles Dickens novel “A Christmas Carol”, was published today in 1843
- The romantic movie Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, was released in the US today in 1997
Family Events Today
- The English novelist, Emily Brontë, who wrote Wuthering Heights. died today in 1848, she was just 30 years old
- The Irish radio and television presenter, Eamonn Andrews, most famous for “This Is Your Life”, was born today in 1922 in Dublin
- Ricky Ponting, the captain of the Australian national team during its “golden era” between 2004 and 2011, was born today in 1974 in Launceston
Main Event Today
- The Sino–British Joint Declaration was signed today in 1984, it meant that Britain would return control of Hong Kong to China in 1997
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Hard Candy Day