World Events Today
- The Western Roman Empire fell today in 476
- According to legend, Pueblo de los Ángeles, now known as the City of Los Angeles, was founded today in 1781
- The Forth Road Bridge, which connects Edinburgh with Fife, opened today in 1964, at the time it was the longest suspension bridge in Europe
Entertainment Events Today
- The American television game show The Price Is Right aired for the first time today in 1972 on the CBS network
- The original British version of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire television series aired for the first time today in 1998
- The war drama movie The Hurt Locker premiered at the Venice International Film Festival today in 2008, the movie won 6 Academy Awards
Family Events Today
- The American singer-songwriter Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, who also starred in a number of movies, was born today in 1981 in Texas
- The Australian zookeeper and television personality, Steve Irwin, died today in 2006 aged 44, he was killed by a Stingray whilst filming a television programme
- Joan Alexandra Molinsky, better known as the American comedian and television host Joan Rivers, died today in 2014 aged 81
Main Event Today
- Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google today in 1998
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Macadamia Nut Day