World Events Today
- Following the end of World War II nine years previously, rationing in the United Kingdom finally ended today in 1954
- Hotmail, one of the first webmail services, was launched today in 1996
- The Australian entertainer Rolf Harris was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months imprisonment today in 2014, he had been found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault on teenage girls over 30 years ago
Entertainment Events Today
- Island Records, whose artists have included U2, Annie Lennox and Amy Winehouse, was founded today in 1959
- The anti-war song Give Peace a Chance, by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was released in the United Kingdom today in 1969
- The American tennis player John McEnroe beat Björn Borg at Wimbledon today in 1981, it ended the Swedish legend’s streak of 5 straight Wimbledon Men’s Singles titles
Family Events Today
- The English actor Neil Morrissey, who played Tony in Men Behaving Badly and was the voice in the British version of Bob the Builder, was born today in 1962
- The English singer-songwriter “Ozzy” Osbourne, the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, married his manager, Sharon Arden, today in 1982 in Maui, Hawaii
- The English footballer David Beckham married the Spice Girl Victoria Adams today in 1999
Main Event Today
- The United States Declaration of Independence from British rule was ratified today in 1776
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Caesar Salad Day