World Events Today
- Before the start of the European Cup Final at the Heysel Stadium, 39 fans died today in 1985, when a wall collapsed on Juventus fans
- The World War II Memorial in Washington D C, on the former site of the Rainbow Pool, was dedicated today in 2004
- Transgender was no longer classified as a mental health illness, by the World Health Organization today in 2019
Entertainment Events Today
- The original version of White Christmas, written by Irving Berlin for the film Holiday Inn, was recorded by Bing Crosby today in 1942, it would become the best-selling single in the world
- Manchester United beat Benfica 4-1 in extra time to win the European Cup Final today in 1968, it was 10 years after more than half the Manchester United team was lost in the Munich Air Disaster
- The science fiction adventure movie Jurassic World, the fourth of the Jurassic Park series, premiered at the Grand Rex cinema in Paris today in 2015
Family Events Today
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy, JFK, the 35th President of the United States, was born today in 1917 in Massachusetts
- The English singer-songwriter Noel Gallagher, of rock band Oasis fame, was born today in 1967 in Manchester
- The American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper, known for Easy Rider and Apocalypse Now, died today in 2010 aged 74
Main Event Today
- The New Zealander Edmund Hillary and the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to stand on the summit of Mount Everest today in 1953
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Paperclip Day