World Events Today
- The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, officially announced today in 1912 that he had successfully navigated to the South Pole, a few weeks before
- The first transatlantic telephone call, from London to New York, took place today in 1926
- Adolf Hitler, officially violated the treaty of Versailles today in 1936 when the German Army entered the Rhineland
Entertainment Events Today
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of 13 stories, was released in London today in 1905, it was released in New York the month before
- At the age of 17, the gifted footballer Neymar made his professional debut today in 2009, it was for the Brazilian Football Club Santos
- Following a series of public issues, Charlie Sheen’s Two and a Half Men contract, was terminated today in 2011
Family Events Today
- The American actor Bryan Lee Cranston, who gained much of his fame for his starring role as Walter White in Breaking Bad, was born today in 1956 in Los Angeles
- Richard Michael Mayall, better known as the English comedian, actor and writer Rik Mayall, was born today in 1958 in Harlow
- The American film director, screenwriter, and producer Stanley Kubrick, director of the iconic movies 2001 A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, died today in 1999 aged 70
Main Event Today
- On a push to enter German territory and, surprised to find it intact, the US 9th Armoured Division captured the Ludendorff Bridge, the Bridge at Remagen, today in 1945
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Cereal Day