World Events Today
- The British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC, officially launched a regular television broadcast service today in 1936
- The President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, signed a bill to create the official Martin Luther King Junior Day holiday, today in 1983
- The long standing British national daily tabloid, the Daily Mirror, was founded today in 1904
Entertainment Events Today
- The final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, starring Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson, was aired on BBC 1 today in 1989
- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC, was established today in 1936
- The Sunday Express published the first ever crossword today in 1924
Family Events Today
- Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France from 1774 to 1792, was born today in 1755 in Vienna, Austria
- The American actor Burt Lancaster, who starred in many movies, including Birdman of Alcatraz and Trapeze, was born today in 1913 in New York City
- The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, whose most famous work was Pygmalion, died today in 1950 aged 94
Main Event Today
- Today in 2000, the first resident crew arrived at the International Space Station on-board a Russian spacecraft
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Deviled Egg Day