World Events Today
- The Second Battle of the Marne, the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War I, ended today in 1918
- Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom today in 1962, it is now a national holiday
- Steve Jobs announced that Microsoft had invested 150 million US Dollars in Apple today in 1997
Entertainment Events Today
- Chubby Checker performed “The Twist” on television for the first time today in 1960, it started a world-wide dance craze
- The British rock band the Beatles released Help, their fifth studio album, today in 1965, it included the singles Help and Ticket to Ride
- The American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder was involved in a serious car accident today in 1973, it left him in a coma for 4 days
Family Events Today
- The English airline entrepreneur Freddie Laker, founder of Laker Airways, one of the first “low cost, no-frills” airlines, was born today in 1922 in Kent
- The English actress Dame Barbara Windsor, star of many “Carry On” movies and Peggy Mitchell in the BBC 1 soap opera EastEnders, was born today in 1937 in London
- Geraldine Estelle Halliwell, better known as the English singer “Ginger Spice” of girl group the Spice Girls, was born today in 1972 in London
Main Event Today
- The Enola Gay, during the final stages of World War II, dropped the first atomic bomb, code-named “Little Boy”, on the city of Hiroshima in Japan today in 1945
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Fresh Breath Day