Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
Charli D'Amelio became the most followed person on TikTok with 64.5 million followers.
The first kidney transplant between two persons with HIV occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
Qantas flight QF9 became the first to fly nonstop from Australia to the UK.
The world's largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
Zayn Malik announced that he would be leaving the boyband One Direction.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, is launched.
Thousands of people join the first peaceful demonstrations against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
The world's first fully-functional space shuttle, Columbia, was delivered to the JFK Space Center.
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated by his nephew.
6 countries found the European Economic Community.
The first color TV went on sale.
The Soviet Union begins deporting some 90,000 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians to some of Russia's most inhospitable areas.
The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
Frederick Langenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.
The Slave Trade Act was passed in the British Parliament.
The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.