World Events Today
- The United Nations passed a resolution against apartheid in South Africa today in 1962
- The Russian President Boris Yeltsin banned the Soviet Communist Party today in 1991, it eventually led to the break-up of the Soviet Union
- The Australian people rejected a referendum today in 1999, it had been a proposal to change the country into a republic
Entertainment Events Today
- The Sex Pistols played their first gig at Saint Martins College, London, today in 1975, they were support to a rock group called Bazooka Joe
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire premiered today in 2005 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London
- The musical Hello Dolly was revived on Broadway today in 1975 at the Minskoff Theater
Family Events Today
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the Russian composer of the 1812 Overture and Swan Lake, died today in 1893 aged 53
- Sir George Williams, the founder of the YMCA, died today in 1905, he is buried in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London
- The American actress Emma Stone, who starred in many movies, including Crazy, Stupid, Love, was born today in 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona
Main Event Today
- Abraham Lincoln won the United States Presidential Election today in 1860, he became the 16th president the following March
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Nachos Day