World Events Today
- The last 8 people executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials were hanged today in 1692
- The Duke of York’s Picture House in Brighton, which claims to be the oldest cinema in continuous use in Britain, opened today in 1910
- The French government, after denying it for over 2 months, finally admitted today in 1985 that its agents sank the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior
Entertainment Events Today
- The American crime drama television series Charlie’s Angels, starring Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith and John Forsythe, aired for the first time today in 1976 on the ABC network
- The American action drama television series Baywatch, starring David Hasselhoff, aired for the first time today in 1989 on the NBC network
- The American sitcom television series Friends aired for the first time today in 1994 on the NBC network
Family Events Today
- Shaka kaSenzangakhona, better known as Shaka Zulu, the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 until his death, died today in 1828
- Israel Beilin, better known as the composer Irving Berlin, who wrote many classics including White Christmas, died today in 1989
- The American baseball catcher Yogi Berra, who won 10 World Series championships as a player, died today in 2015 aged 90
Main Event Today
- Commercial television started in the UK today in 1955 when the Independent Television Network, ITV, was launched
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National White Chocolate Day