Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its first groundbreaking images from space.
Sandra Oh became the first woman nominated for an Emmy for her lead role in Killing Eve.
'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' premiered in Paris, France.
Seven people were killed when a French passenger train derailed in Brétigny-Sur-Orge.
NASA's Atlantis space shuttle took off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-104.
The 'X-Men' film premiered in New York on Ellis Island.
Basketball player Michael Jordan was offered the richest NBA one-year contract of $30 million from the Chicago Bulls.
The musical 'Sunset Boulevard' by Andrew Lloyd Webber opened at the Adelphi Theater in London.
The Rolling Stones had their first performance at the Marquee Club in London.
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter.
Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was shot in a pistol duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
Under the rule of King Charles II of England, the Habeas Corpus Parliament was dissolved.
The Saxon King Æthelstan of Southern England was the first successful king to take over Northern England.
