Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that gaming addiction is a Mental Health Disorder.
A bus plunged 400ft from a cliff in Malshej Ghat, India, killing thirty people.
The Stardust space probe collected a sample of comet dust.
Prolific serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the 'Yorkshire Ripper,' was arrested in Sheffield, UK.
The mapping of Mars' surface began.
66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster.
Ronald Reagan is sworn in as Governor of California.
Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech announcing that he was running for US President.
Luna 1 is launched.
The Duquesne Spy Ring, a Nazi German espionage network, was sentenced to prison.
The US & Canada agreed to divert the Niagara River to protect the Niagara Falls from eroding.
A patent was awarded to Willis Carrier, which gave us the world’s first Air Conditioner.
Urbain Le Verrier announces the discovery of the planet Vulcan.
The Moon was photographed for the first time.
Georgia became the 4th state to join the United States of America.
Mercurius became Pope John II, making him the first pope to change their name after attaining popehood.
The Alemanni crossed the frozen Rhine in large numbers and invaded the Roman Empire.
