Today in History
Important Events
- 1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest extant) signed in London
- 1866 US House of representatives passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights)
- 1878 Congress of Berlin begins, determines the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
- 1956 The last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt
- 2000 South Korean President Kim Dae Jung meets leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang
Today in Music
Today in Sport
- 1895 Emile Levassor wins the first automobile race in history the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, taking 48 hours and 48 minutes (1,178 km)
Did You Know?
Did You Know?Longest recorded attack of hiccups begins: Charlie Osborne gets the hiccups and continues for 68 years, dies 11 months after it stops
On this day in 1922
Famous Birthdays
- Martha Washington
(1731 - 1802) - Paavo Nurmi
(1897 - 1973) - Tim Allen
68th Birthday - Chris Evans
40th Birthday
Martha Washington
Paavo Nurmi
Tim Allen
Chris EvansTomorrow's Famous Birthdays
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
(1811 - 1896) - Che Guevara
(1928 - 1967) - Donald Trump
Turns 75 - Steffi Graf
Turns 52
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Che Guevara
Donald Trump
Steffi GrafWould You Believe?
Floods in Tbilisi, Georgia, kill 12 people and free animals from the city's zoo, including bears and hippos, to roam the city
On this day in 2015
Famous Weddings
- 1525 Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
- 1625 English king Charles I marries French princess Henrietta Maria at Canterbury cathedral in Canterbury, England
- 1850 Poet Alfred Tennyson (40) weds Emily Sellwood (36)
Famous Divorces
- 2008 Actor Bill Murray (57) divorces costume designer Jennifer Butler (42) due to abuse and infidelity after 10 years of marriage
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Geraldine Page
Tim Russert
Chuck Noll
Benedict Arnold
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Emmeline Pankhurst
John Logie BairdThis Month in History
A Beautiful Day in Moscow
Often depicted as grey and formal, the comrades of Soviet Russia let their hair down and held their first beauty pageant, changing the life of one schoolgirl.
June 12, 1988Anne Frank – A Light of Inspiration in the Nazi Darkness
Anne Frank received her famous diary on this day – a beacon of hope and love from a young girl in a world beset by cruelty, horror and death.
June 12, 1942Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?
Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced.
June 13, 2003War Breaks Out Behind Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin sounds like a sentimental children's book. In fact, it is a hard-hitting exposé of the slavery trade and part cause of the American Civil War.
June 14, 1811
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