Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
The US Capitol is attacked.
Blackpink's reality TV show called 'Blackpink House' was first aired.
A state of emergency was declared in California after a gas leak.
The Thaicom 6 satellite was launched into Earth’s orbit atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
The Pyrenean ibex went extinct after the last surviving member of the species was killed by a falling branch.
The Sex Pistols punk rock band was fired by EMI for their bad behavior in public.
An energy crisis in the USA prompted President Nixon to initiate daylight saving time four months early.
A chemist in Berkeley, California, US, announced that they successfully synthesized hormones that are responsible for human growth.
Pan American Airlines completed its first round the world commercial trip.
Mother Teresa arrived in India to help some of the country's poorest.
The Iraqi Army was formed.
German scientist Alfred Wegener presents his theory of continental drift.
New Mexico became the 47th state to join the United States of America.
Maria Montessori opens her first school.
Samuel Morse presents the telegraph to the public.
A first-of-its-kind boxing match took place to settle a feud between a butler and a butcher.
King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, after his previous wife died during childbirth.
King Harold of England became the successor to the crown after King Edward died.
