World Events Today
- USS Nautilus, SSN-571, the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, was launched today in 1954
- The Battle of Khe Sanh, one of the most controversial battles of the Vietnam War, which lasted for almost 6 months, started today in 1968
- Scheduled flights for Concorde began today in 1976, the routes were London to Bahrain and Paris to Rio de Janeiro, via Dakar
Entertainment Events Today
- As an act, Harry Houdini escaped from Halvemaansteeg police station in Amsterdam, today in 1903
- The detective novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by the British author Agatha Christie, was published today in 1921 in the UK, the world was introduced to Hercule Poirot
- The American tennis player John McEnroe, was expelled from the Australian Open today in 1990
Family Events Today
- Alfred Hawthorne Hill, better known as the English comedian and actor Benny Hill, star of The Benny Hill Show, was born today in 1924 in Southampton
- The American golf legend Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed The Golden Bear, was born today in 1940 in Ohio
- Emma Lee Bunton, better known as the English singer Baby Spice of the girl group The Spice Girls, was born today in 1976 in London
Main Event Today
- A US B-52 bomber, carrying 4 thermonuclear bombs, crashed in Greenland today in 1968
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Hugging Day