World Events Today
- The Young Men’s Christian Association, the YMCA, was founded today in 1844, by Sir George Williams, in London
- The original Chrysler Corporation, a leading car manufacturer, was founded today in 1925 by Walter Chrysler
- In a referendum held today in 1975, the people of the United Kingdom, voted to stay in the European Community and the Common Market
Entertainment Events Today
- The National Basketball Association, the NBA, was founded today in 1946
- The American television variety show, the Ed Sullivan Show, after running for over 20 years, aired for the last time today in 1971 on the CBS network
- The hugely popular tile-matching puzzle video game Tetris, designed by the Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov, was released today in 1984
Family Events Today
- The Englishman Captain Robert Scott, who reached the South Pole 5 weeks after the Norwegian Amundsen, was born today in 1868 in Devon
- The Swedish tennis player Björn Borg, considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, was born today in 1956
- Robert Kennedy, the brother of the former President of the United States, John F Kennedy, after being shot the previous day, died from his wounds today in 1968 aged 42
Main Event Today
- The Normandy landings, the amphibious Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II started today in 1944, known as D-Day
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Yo-Yo Day