World Events Today
- The new St. Paul’s Cathedral, rebuilt after the Great Fire of London destroyed the previous one, was consecrated today in 1697
- The Ford Model A motor car, the successor to the best-selling Model T, was introduced today in 1927
- Fidel Castro, who was already Prime Minister, became the President of Cuba today in 1976
Entertainment Events Today
- Thriller, the ground-breaking music video by Michael Jackson, was aired by MTV for the first time today in 1983
- From the Files of Police Squad, the first Naked Gun movie, starring Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley, was released today in 1988
- The movie Good Will Hunting, written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, starring Robin Williams, was released today in 1997, it went on to win 2 Academy awards
Family Events Today
- Gianni Versace, the Italian fashion designer, was born today in 1946 in Reggio Calabria
- The Columbian drug lord, the King of Cocaine, Pablo Escobar, died today in 1993 aged 44, he was killed in a shoot out
- The American singer Britney Spears, known as “The Princess of Pop”, was born today in 1981 in Mississippi
Main Event Today
- Enron, the American energy, commodities, and services company, basically a huge accounting fraud, filed for bankruptcy today in 2001
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Fritters Day