1967 - Apollo 1
1967 : Three astronauts aboard Apollo 1 ( Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee ) die while still on the launch pad as they are practicing for a two-week mission in space.
1967 - Outer Space Treaty
1967 : The Outer Space Treaty which banned the placing of nuclear weapons or any other weapons of mass destruction in orbit of Earth is signed by 60 countries of the world including the two most important superpowers at the time The Soviet Union and The United States Of America who both had large Space Exploration programmes and Large Nuclear programmes. This was an important treaty because if any country was to place Nuclear Weapons or other Weapons of Mass Destruction in Orbit no country in the world would be safe.1984 - Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson receives serious burns to his head after his hair caught light while singing his hit "Billie Jean" for a Pepsi Cola commercial in Los Angeles when the special effects went wrong.1888 - The National Geographic Society
1888 in Washington D.C., the National Geographic Society has gone on to become the world's largest scientific and geographical distribution organization. Its original premise was 'for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge.'1926 - Birth of Television
John Logie Baird, gives the first public demonstration of a television system in London.The BBC started the first public broadcasts in London in 1936.
Regular television broadcasts began in the United States in 1939.
1938 - Honeymoon Bridge Collapses
1938 : The Honeymoon Bridge across Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada collapses after a severe ice storm causes the lower river to flood with ice and place undue stress on the abutments causing the bridge to collapse.1944 - Siege of Leningrad
After 872 days of the siege of Leningrad by German forces allowing no food or medical supplies to enter which caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Russian lives, The Siege was finally broken1945 - Poland Auschwitz
The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland. During the concentration camps existence it is believed up to 1 million Jews were murdered ,75,000 Poles, 21,000 Gypsies, and 15,000 Soviet POWs.1951 - Nuclear Bomb Tests
The US government detonates the first of a series of nuclear bombs at its new Nevada test site.1961 - Tax Fraud
1961 : A district attorney and his staff were soon to be investigated for tax fraud. They had been asked to be disqualified from office as of this date as well. This petition was drawn up by lawyer Dave Cargo.An investigation was started after explanations were sought pertaining to the fact that large numbers of homes and commercial property were not taxed the same as other properties. One reason was because the county assessor (Armando Gianini) would list products much lower than the current selling prices.
Additionally, Armando Gianini did not asses all the homes on which property taxes were owed. Some of the homes were not even on the record come 1960 tax season.
1968 Communist and Defence Industry
One of the biggest issues discussed during this time period was that of whether or not to allow representatives of the Communist Party to be allowed to work in defense facilities. In fact, the 1950 Internal Security Act was passed prohibiting the communist party from doing so.On this day in 1968, the U.S. Senate examined the issue of subversive (i.e. rebellious, insubordinate) activity as related to possible opposition of the internal security laws, which already passed nearly 10 years ago. Furthermore, the U.S. Senate was discussing the possibility of "cracking down" on Senate subcommittee members w ho discount or invalidate decisions made by the Senate and/or the Supreme Court.
However, subcommittees defend themselves by saying they have no intention of challenging the Supreme Court. Certain subcommittees also have mentioned that they had no intention of reversing any decisions made by the Court.
1968 - 3,500 more air troops were sent to Sahn, in Vietnam
It is reported on this day that 3,500 more air troops were sent to Sahn, in Vietnam. They were sent to help fight against North Vietnam, who had just launched new shell attacks.1972 Howard Hughes
Author Clifford Irving attested to the fact that he indeed had given Howard Hughes a check for $275,000. This payment was for the rights to Howard Hughes name and history for the creation of a biography.Due to laryngitis, Irving's lawyer did most of the talking for him during a news conference that took place on the premises of the Kennedy airport. Irving's lawyer reassured the public that the book will be coming out and that it will be a successful book, and authentic.
In all, Howard Hughes was to receive a total of $650,000 for the book. He said that the publishing company was supposed to give him this money, and never did.
It turned out some time later that a woman known to the public as H.R. Hughes had taken the three checks and had deposited them into a Swiss Bank account. The paper that issued this report also mentioned that the Swiss police were looking for a woman, and the whereabouts of Hughes' wife was to be confirmed as well.
1973 The Vietnam war formally ended
The Vietnam war formally ended when ministers from the United States, North and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong signed an agreement in Paris1974 Brisbane River Floods
1974 : The Brisbane River Floods causing much of the city to suffer because the river banks in many areas are higher than the surrounding plains and the floods spread over wide areas of the city of Brisbane.1980 Robert Mugabe
The Rhodesian black nationalist leader Robert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after five years in exile. Cheering crowds greeted Mr Mugabe's arrival in the capital, Salisbury, from Mozambique where he has been gathering support for his Zimbabwe African National Union (Patriotic Front) or Zanu (PF) party.1985 - Coca Cola
Coca Cola starts distribution in the Soviet Union 12 years after Pepsi1993 - Andre the Giant
The wrestler Andre the Giant ( 7ft4in and 520 LBS ) , dies of a heart attack after attending his fathers funeral in France.1995 - Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona has been fined £20,000 and banned from playing football over his kung fu-style attack on a fan, and Manchester United have relegated him to the bench for nine months. He has also lost the captaincy and his place on the team of the French National TeamHistory of Soccer
2002 Nigeria Stampede 1,000 die
2002 : Explosions at a munitions store cause a huge explosion. in Lagos, Nigeria, which starts a stampede of fleeing people, during which more than 1,000 people are killed.2010 President Obama’s first State of the Union speech
In his first State of the Union address, Barack Obama has said that creating jobs must be the nation's number one focus. Having accepted that Americans were 'hurting' and that his election pledge for change had not come quickly enough, he defended his healthcare reform efforts and bank bail-out policy. He also announced a spending freeze from 2011 to tackle the budget deficit. Bob McDonnell, for the Republicans, was critical of the expansion of government. The Virginia governor went on to say that the federal government was 'simply trying to do too much.'2011 - Belo Monte Dam Construction Approved in Brazil
The Brazilian environmental agency, Ibama, approved the beginning stages of construction on the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, to be built on a tributary of the Amazon river. Ibama approved the clearing of nearly 600 acres of land for the dam's construction. Opponents of the dam worry that the construction could displace up to 50,000 people and threaten indigenous life in the region. 2012 - Casino Site Collapses in Cincinnati
At least twelve people were injured after a partial collapse at the construction site of the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati, Ohio.2014 - New Constitution Passed in Tunisia
2014 : Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly passed a new constitution, the first since 2011 when the former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was forced from office. Of the 216 members, 200 voted to approve the new constitution. The move was made in hopes of increasing stability within the country, which has faced disagreement between various factions ever since the fall of the government in 2011.
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