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   On January=1 1896 German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announced his discovery of x-rays. On January 1st 2002 Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states.,
   On January=2 1839 The first photo of the Moon was taken by French photographer Louis Daguerre. On January 2nd 1929 the US & Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls as the falls were threatened by industrial development and other human activities which could have affected their natural beauty and potentially damaged the ecosystem around them.,
   On January=3 1870 Construction begins on New York's Brooklyn Bridge. On January 3rd 1957 Hamilton introduced the world's first electric watch the 'Hamilton Electric 500'.,
   On January=4 1892 J. R. R. Tolkien British author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings was born. On January 4th 1928 Danish barbers assistants in Copenhagen ended their 33-year long strike.,
   On January=5 1855 King C. Gillette was born the famous American businessman and inventor of inexpensive and disposable safety razor blades. On January 5th 1933 Work is started on The Golden Gate Bridge across the San Francisco Bay.,
   On January=6 1994 Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked with a baton by a man hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding. On January 6th 1955 English actor and comedian best known for his role 'Mr. Bean' Rowan Atkinson was born.,
   On January=7 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter 'Io' 'Europa' and Ganymede. On January 7th 2019 Amazon overtook Microsoft to become the world's most valuable listed company.,
   On January=8 1981 A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence France it is claimed to be the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time. On January 8th 1935 The American singer and guitarist Elvis Presley was born.,
   On January=9 1793 Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States. On January 9th 1992 The first discoveries of extrasolar 'planets that are outside the Solar System' planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail.,
   On January=10 1945 British singer and songwriter Rod Stewart was born. On January 10th 1949 American boxer and businessman George Foreman was born.,
   On January=11 1935 Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. On January 11th 1964 The United States Surgeon General released the first report warning of the health hazards of smoking tobacco.,
   On January=12 1967 Dr. James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with the hope of being revived in the future. On January 12th 1974 Melanie C 'Sporty Spice' English singer and songwriter was born.,
   On January=13 1822 The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. On January 13th 1962 Chubby Checker's song 'The Twist' hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second time making it the only song to reach number one in two separate chart runs.,
   On January=14 1858 Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. On January 4th 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.,
   On January=15 The Coca-Cola Company then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company is founded in Atlanta. On January 15th 1967 The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.,
   On January=16 27 BC The title 'Augustus' is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. On January 16th 1920 Prohibition goes into effect in the United States thus banning the sale and production of alcohol.,
   On January=17 1899 Mob Boss Al Capone Was Born. On January 17th 1942 Boxer Muhammad Ali Was Born. On January 17th 1962 Actor Jim Carey Was Born. On January 17th 2013 Former cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in an airing of Oprah's Next Chapter.,
   On January=18 1896 An X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith. On January 18th 1911 Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania becoming the first pilot to land on a ship.,
   On January=19 1607 San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines. On January 19th 1809 American short story writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe was born.,
   On January=20 1930 American colonel and astronaut Buzz Aldrin was born. On January 20th 2009 Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America.,
   On January=21 1908 New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance making it illegal for women to smoke in public only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. On January 21st 1976 Emma Bunton 'Baby Spice' English singer Of The Spice Girls Was Born.,
   On January=22 1946 Saw the creation of the 'Central Intelligence Group' forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. On January 22nd 1984 The Apple Macintosh the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse is introduced during a Super Bowl 18 television commercial.,
   On January=23 1556 The deadliest earthquake in history happened in the the Shaanxi province in China. The death toll may have been as high as 830'000. On January 23rd 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva New York thus becoming the first female doctor in the United States.,
   On January=24 1536 King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence. On January 24th 1935 Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company starts selling the first canned beer.,
   On January=25 1858 'The Wedding March' by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter Victoria and Friedrich of Prussia thus becoming a popular wedding aisle song. On January 25th 1924 The Inaugural winter Olympics open in Chamonix France.,
   On January=26 1905 'The Cullinan' The world's largest diamond ever is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa. On January 26th 1926 The first demonstration of the television was made by John Logie Baird.,
   On January=27 1756 Austrian pianist and composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. On January 27th 1880 Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.,
   On January=28 1754 Sir Horace Walpole coins the word 'Serendipity' in a letter to a friend. On January 28th 1965 The Maple Leaf design of the Canadian flag is chosen by Parliament.,
   On January=29 1886 Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline driven automobile. On January 29th 1980 The Rubik's Cube makes its international debut at the Ideal Toy Company in Earl's Court London.,
   On January=30 1882 American lawyer and 32nd President of the United States Franklin D Roosevelt was born. On January 30th 1920 Japanese carmaker Mazda is founded initially as a cork producing company. On January 30th 1951 English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins was born.,
   On January=31 1747 The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. On January 31st 1981 The American singer-songwriter and actor Justin Timberlake was born.,
   On February=1 1987 American mixed martial artist and Olympian Ronda Rousey was born. On February 1st 2009 The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland. making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.,
   On February=2 1585 Hamnet Shakespeare only son of William Shakespeare was born. On February 2nd 1935 Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects. this was the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts.,
   On February=3 1690 The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas. On February 3rd 1966 The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.,
   On February=4 1906 American astronomer and discoverer of Pluto Clyde Tombaugh was born. On February 4th 2004 Facebook a mainstream online social networking site is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.,
   On February=5 1907 Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite the world's first synthetic plastic. On February 5th 1985 Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo was born.,
   On February=6 1945 Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist Bob Marley was born. On February 6th 1988 Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.,
   On February=7 1812 English novelist Charles Dickens was born. On February 7th 1900 A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague in the first plague epidemic in the continental United States.,
   On February=8 1834 Dmitri Mendeleev a Russian chemist and academic who invented an early periodic table was born. On February 8th 1960 The Hollywood Walk of Fame is established.,
   On February=9 1895 William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball. On February 9th 1932 Prohibition law is abolished in Finland after a national referendum where 70% voted for a repeal of the law.,
   On February=10 1883 Edith Clarke the first woman to be professionally employed as an electrical engineer in the United States was born. On February 10th 1996 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats a Grandmaster chess master (Garry Kasparov) in chess for the first time.,
   On February=11 1969 American actress and producer Jennifer Aniston was born. On February 11th 1997 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.,
   On February=12 1963 Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri. On February 12th 2019 The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia.,
   On February=13 2004 The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star 'Lucy' after The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'.,
   On February=14 1849 James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken. On February 14th 1876 Alexander Graham Bell And Elisha Gray both apply patents for the telephone.,
   On February=15 1954 American animator and creator of The Simpsons Matt Groening was born. On February 15th 2013 A meteor explodes over Russia injuring 1500 people as a shockwave blows out windows of buildings.,
   On February=16 1923 Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. On February 16th 1979 Italian motorcycle racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion Valentino Rossi was born.,
   On February=17 1867 The first ship passes through the Suez Canal. On February 17th 1980 First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy is completed.,
   On February=18 1930 Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft. On February 18th 1954 American actor and singer John Travolta was born.,
   On February=19 1913 Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes. This is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. On February 19th 1992 Turkmenistan approved its current national flag.,
   On February=20 1877 Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. On February 20th 1935 Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.,
   On February=21 1804 The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales. On February 21st 1947 Edwin Land demonstrates the first 'instant camera' the Polaroid Land Camera to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.,
   On February=22 1732 American general and politician George Washington was born. On February 22nd 1975 American actress and director Drew Barrymore was born.,
   On February=23 3rd 1455 the 'Gutenberg Bible' the first book printed with a movable type printing press was printed. On February 23rd 1954 The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the 'Salk vaccine' began in Pittsburgh.,
   On February=24 Independence Day is held in Estonia It is commonly celebrated with concerts and parades. February 24th is a national holiday in Mexico dedicated to the flag of Mexico.,
   On February=25 1933 Launch of the USS Ranger happened at Newport News Virginia. It was the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy. On February 25th 1943 English singer-songwriter and lead guitarist of The Beatles George Harrison was born.,
   On February=26 1616 Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun. On February 26th 1852 American surgeon and co-creator of Corn flakes John Harvey Kellogg was born.,
   On February=27 27th 1899 American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist who co-discovered Insulin Charles Herbert Best was born. On February 27th 1971 British illusionist and mentalist Derren Brown was born.,
   On February=28 1983 The final episode of M*A*S*H airs with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale. On February 28th each year 'Kalevala Day' known as Finnish Culture Day by its other official name is celebrated in honor of the Finnish national epic 'Kalevala'.,
   On February=29 A leap day occurs it is a date added to leap years. It is added in various solar calendars which are based on the Earths revolution around the Sun. Several notable people have been born on this once every 4 years date including serial killers Aileen Wuornos and Richard Ramirez but also former Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez and Olympic gold medalist swimmer Cullen Jones.,
   On March=1 1692 Sarah Good Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village Massachusetts beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials. On March 1st 1998 Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide. On March 1st 2006 English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article.,
   On March=2 1983 Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan. On March 2nd Adwa Victory Day takes place in Ethiopia it is a national holiday in which Pays tribute to the Ethiopian army. The celebration involves parades and artistic performances reflecting Ethiopian culture.,
   On March=3 1875 The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal Quebec Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette. On March 3rd 2005 Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.,
   On March=4 1901 Wilbur R. Franks Canadian scientist and inventor of the g-suit (a flight suit worn by aviators and astronauts) was born. On March 4th 1955 An order to protect the endangered 'Saimaa ringed seal' was legalized.,
   On March=5 2002 American reality TV show 'The Osbournes' featuring Ozzy Osbourne and family premieres on MTV. March 5th is Day of Physical Culture and Sport in Azerbaijan.,
   On March=6 1475 Italian Renaissance artist and sculptor Michelangelo was born. On March 6th 1893 one of the first African American female pharmacists in the United States Ella P. Stewart was born.,
   On March=7 1530 King Henry VIII's first divorce request is denied by the Pope. On March 7th 1935 Malcolm Campbell sets 'at the time' the world land speed record of 276.71 mph whilst driving his famous Blue Bird car.,
   On March=8 1822 businessman and inventor of the Kerosene lamp Ignacy Lukasiewicz was born. On March 8th 1979 Images taken by Voyager I prove the existence of volcanoes on 'Io' one of the moons of Jupiter.,
   On March=9 1009 Is first known mention of the country Lithuania in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. On March 9th 1959 The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.,
   On March=10 1940 American martial arts actor Chuck Norris was born. On March 10th 2021 Video gaming platform Roblox goes public on the New York stock exchange valued at $45 billion.,
   On March=11 1950 American singer-songwriter of the hit song 'Don't Worry Be Happy' Bobby McFerrin was born. On March 11th 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.,
   On March=12 1918 Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for most of the period since 1713. On March 12th 1989 Sir Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web.,
   On March=13 1781 William Herschel discovers Uranus. On March the 13th Thailand celebrates 'Thai National Elephant Day' The three main purposes are to show how significant elephants are to Thailand. The second to demonstrate how the Thai culture depends on elephants. Lastly to promote awareness about protecting and conserving the Thai elephant population and its habitats.,
   On March=14 1854 German Nobel Prize laureate and scientist who fount a cure for Syphilis Paul Ehrlich was born. On March 14th 1879 German-American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Albert Einstein was born.,
   On March=15 44 BC The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place. On March 15th 2019 Approximately 1.4 million young people in 123 countries go on strike to protest climate change.,
   On March=16 1846 Rebecca J. Cole was born she was an American physician who was the second African-American woman to become a doctor in the U.S. March 16th is 'Day of the Book Smugglers' in Lithuania. It remembers Lithuanian book carriers who transported Lithuanian language books into Lithuanian speaking areas of the Russian Empire defying a ban on such materials between 1864 to 1904.,
   On March=17 1862 The first railway line in Finland is officially opened. On March 17th 1958 The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.,
   On March=18 1951 American businessman and co-founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Ben Cohen was born. On March 18th 1990 The largest art theft in US history takes place. 12 paintings collectively worth around $500 million are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.,
   On March=19 1931 Governor Fred B. Balzar signs a bill legalizing gambling in Nevada. On March 19th 1932 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.,
   On March=20 1985 Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research. March 20th Is the 'International Day of Happiness' it is celebrated throughout the world and aims to make people around the world realize the importance of happiness within their lives.,
   On March=21 1904 American candy maker and creator of M&M's and Mars bars Forrest Mars Sr was born. On March 21st 1970 San Diego Comic-Con the largest pop and culture festival in the world hosts its inaugural event.,
   On March=22 1976 American actress and producer Reese Witherspoon was born. World Water Day is an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on 22 March that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater.,
   On March=23 1857 Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. On March 23rd 2021 A container ship runs aground and obstructs the Suez Canal for six days.,
   On March=24 1874 Hungarian-American magician and actor Harry Houdini was born. On March 24th 1921 The Women's Olympiad began in Monte Carlo becoming the first international women's sports event.,
   On March=25 1655 Saturn's largest moon 'Titan' is discovered by Christiaan Huygens. On March 25th 1807 The Swansea and Mumbles Railway then known as the Oystermouth Railway becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world.,
   On March=26 1931 Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland. On March 26th 2003 American rapper and social media personality Bhad Bhabie was born.,
   On March=27 1998 The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. World Theatre Day (WTD) is an international observance celebrated on 27 March. It was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute.,
   On March=28 1842 The first concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra took place. On March 28th 1910 Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane 'the Fabre Hydravion',
   On March=29 1886 John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta. On March 29th 1974 the Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province China.,
   On March=30 1842 Ether Anesthesia is used for the first time in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long. On March 30th 1867 Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.,
   On March=31 1889 The Eiffel Tower is officially opened. On March 31st 1923 the First dance marathon in New York City takes place. Alma Cummings sets a record of 27 hours with 6 different partners.,
   On April=1 2004 Google launches its Email service Gmail. On April 1st 1919 American surgeon who performed the first successful human kidney transplant Edward Murray was born.,
   On April=2 1800 Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna. April 2nd is international Children's Book Day (ICBD) it is a yearly event sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People. Founded in 1967 the day is observed on Hans Christian Andersen's birthday April 2nd.,
   On April=3 1961 American actor and comedian Eddie Murphy was born. On April 3rd 1981 'The Osborne 1' the first successful portable computer is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Fair in San Francisco.,
   On April=4 1796 Georges Cuvier delivers the first paleontological lecture. On April 4th 1964 The Beatles occupied the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.,
   On April=5 1814 Netherlands Bank issues its first banknotes. On April 5th 1923 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts producing inflatable tires.,
   On April=6 1909 Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole. Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability. April 6th the day prior to National beer Day in the U.S is known as New Beer's Eve.,
   On April=7 1943 The National Football League makes helmets mandatory. National beer Day is celebrated in the United States every year on April 7th.,
   On April=8 1974 Paul McCartney & Wings release the single 'Band on the Run' in the U.S. On April 8th 2005 A solar eclipse occurred over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin America.,
   On April=9 1860 On his phonautograph machine Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice. On April 9th 1971 The '1997 Formula One World Champion' 'The 1995 Indianapolis 500 winner' and The 1995 Indy Car World Series winner Jacques Villeneuve was born.,
   On April=10 1912 RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton England on her maiden and only voyage. On April 10th 1916 The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.,
   On April=11 1831 The Lewis chess pieces are exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. They are a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces carved from walrus ivory and where discovered in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland they constitute some of the few complete surviving medieval chess sets.,
   On April=12 1992  The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland. The resort and its parks name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.,
   On April=13 1570 Member of the Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes was born. On April 13th 1960 The United States NAVY launches Transit 1-B the world's first satellite navigation system.,
   On April=14 1561 A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg described as an aerial battle. On April 14th 1894 The first ever commercial motion picture house opens in New York City It Uses ten 'Kinetoscopes' a device for peep-show viewing of films.,
   On April=15 1865 President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. On April 15th 1912 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m. two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2224 passengers and crew on board survive.,
   On April=16 1943 Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19. On April 16th World Voice Day takes place it is a worldwide annual event devoted to the celebration of the phenomenon of voice. The aim is to demonstrate the enormous importance of the voice in the daily lives of all people.,
   On April=17 2014 NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet (Kepler-186f) in the habitable zone of another star.,
   On April=18 2018 King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini. April 18th Is The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as 'World Heritage Day' The aim is to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity and the vulnerability and efforts required for their protection and conservation.,
   On April=19 1987 The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. On April 19th 2021 The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet.,
   On April=20 1990 Intellectual Twitch Streamer And All Round Great Guy TheGreenOfSpades Was Born. April 20th has become an international counterculture holiday based on the celebration and consumption of cannabis. Events typically advocate for cannabis liberalization and legalization.,
   On April=21 1934 The 'Surgeon's Photograph' the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994 it is revealed to be a hoax). On April 21st 1960 'Brasília' Brazil's capital is officially inaugurated taking over from the old capital Rio de Janeiro.,
   On April=22 1876 The first official National League baseball game is played with the Boston Red Caps beating the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 at the Jefferson Street Grounds Philadelphia. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22nd 1970 it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally.,
   On April=23 1985 Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. On April 23rd 2005 The first YouTube video was uploaded and was titled 'Me at the zoo' by co-founder Jawed Karim.,
   On April=24 2018 Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). American singer-songwriter and winner of the first season of American Idol in 2002 Kelly Clarkson was born on April 24th 1982.,
   On April=25 1792 'La Marseillaise' (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. On April 25th 1792 Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.,
   On April=26 1564 Playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire England (date of birth is unknown). On April 26th 1803 Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies in L'Aigle France the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.,
   On April=27 1956 Undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano retires from the ring. On April 27th 2018 Swedish band ABBA announce they have recorded new songs for the first time since 1982.,
   On April=28 2019 TV show 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Episode 3 'The Long Night' debuts with the longest battle scene ever screened at 80 minutes long. Surpassing 'Lord of the Rings' 'Battle of Helm's Deep' which was 44 minutes long.,
   On April=29 1930 the first Telephone connection between Britain and Australia goes into service. On April 29th 1967 Aretha Franklin releases her single 'Respect' which was written by Otis Redding.,
   On April=30 1947 Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam. On April 30th 1952 Mr Potato Head was the first toy advertised on television.,
   On May=1 1852 Neuroscientist and pathologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born he later on in life received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine becoming the first person of Spanish origin to win a scientific Nobel Prize. On May 1st 2009 Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.,
   On May=2 1972 American wrestler and actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was born. On May 2nd 2000 President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.,
   On May=3 1913 'Raja Harishchandra' the first full-length Indian feature film is released marking the beginning of the Indian film industry. On May 3rd 2000 The sport of geocaching begins with the first official cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.,
   On May=4 1973 The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1451 feet as the world's tallest building at the time. Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4th to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise Observance.,
   On May=5 Cinco de Mayo a yearly celebration is held in Mexico which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. On May 5th 1905 The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London England it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.,
   On May=6 1937 The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst New Jersey. On May 6th 1954 Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.,
   On May=7 1946 Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded. On May 7th 1986 Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.,
   On May=8 1828 co-founder of the Red Cross and Nobel Prize laureate Henry Dunant was born. On May 8th 1976 The rollercoaster 'The New Revolution' The first steel coaster with a vertical loop opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.,
   On May=9 1836 French ophthalmologist and inventor of the Monoyer chart Ferdinand Monoyer was born. On May 9th 1980 Slasher horror movie 'Friday the 13th' is released in US cinemas.,
   On May=10 28 BC A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han. It is one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in history. On May 10th 1908 Mother's Day is officially observed for the first time in West Virginia United States.,
   On May=11 868 'The Diamond Sutra' the world's oldest surviving and dated printed book is printed in Chinese and made into a scroll. On May 11th 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Cats' (based on poetry by T. S. Eliot) first premieres in the West End London.,
   On May=12 1551 The National University of San Marcos is founded in Lima Peru it is the oldest university in the Americas. On May 12th 1926 The Italian-built airship 'Norge' becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.,
   On May=13 1861 The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor New South Wales Australia. It was a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. On May 13th 2004 The final episode of 'Frasier' on NBC is watched by 33 million people.,
   On May=14 1870 The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club. On May 14th 1878 The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem Massachusetts. After Lucretia Brown an adherent of Christian Science accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.,
   On May=15 1940 Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant. On May 15th 2010 Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail non-stop and unassisted around the world solo she returned home three days before her 17th birthday.,
   On May=16 1959 The Triton Fountain in Valletta Malta is turned on for the first time. On May 16th 1975 Junko Tabei from Japan becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.,
   On May=17 1900 The children's novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.,
   On May=18 On May 18th 1995 'Braveheart' starring Mel Gibson premieres at the Seattle Film Festival. On May 18th 2005 A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons 'Nix and Hydra'.,
   On May=19 1536 Anne Boleyn the second wife of Henry VIII of England is beheaded for adultery treason and incest. On May 19th 1962 A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.,
   On May=20 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. World Bee Day has been celebrated on May 20th since 1997. The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem.,
   On May=21 1932 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland Canada Amelia Earhart lands near Derry Northern Ireland becoming the first transatlantic solo flight by a woman. On May 21st 1980 'Star Wars Episode V Empire Strikes Back' produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in the UK and North America.,
   On May=22 1819 SS Savannah leaves port in Savannah Georgia United States on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. On May 22nd 1979 Bulgarian Chess boxer Tihomir Dovramadjiev Was Born.,
   On May=23 1934 American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish Louisiana. World Turtle Day is an annual observance held every May 23rd. It began in 2000 and is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue. The day was created as a yearly observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats.,
   On May=24 1940 Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. On May 24th 1956 The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano Switzerland.,
   On May=25 240 BC Was the First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. On May 25th 1933 The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall. It features the hit song 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf'.,
   On May=26 1923 The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held and has since been run annually in June. On May 26th 1986 The European Community adopts the European flag.,
   On May=27 On May 27th 1971 John Lennon records the song 'Imagine' at his home studio at Tittenhurst Park England. On May 27th 1994 'The Flintstones' live action movie based on the 1960s cartoon premieres.,
   On May=28 585 BC A solar eclipse occurs During a battle between Alyattes and Cyaxares armies in Anatolia (present-day Turkey). According to historians the battle was interrupted by 'day turning into night' presumably a solar eclipse. Which then forced the result of the battle into a draw which led to both parties negotiating a peace treaty and ending a six-year war.,
   On May=29 1942 Bing Crosby records Irving Berlin's song 'White Christmas' the world's best-selling single (estimated 100 million copies sold). On May 29th 1954 British runner Diane Leather becomes first woman to run a mile in under 5 minutes '4:59.6' at Alexander Sports Ground in Birmingham England.,
   On May=30 1631 Publication began of the 'Gazette de France' the first French newspaper. On May 30th 1899  Pearl Hart a female outlaw of the Old West robs a stagecoach 30 miles southeast of Globe Arizona.,
   On May=31 1859 The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in London which houses Big Ben starts keeping time. On May 31st 2014 Psy's 'Gangnam Style' becomes the first video to reach 2 billion views on YouTube.,
   On June=1 World Milk Day is observed it is an international day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. On June 1st 1974 The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal of Emergency Medicine.,
   On June=2 1692 Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem Massachusetts. On June 2nd 1978 biotechnologist and the first Korean in space Yi So Yeon was born.,
   On June=3 1844 The last pair of great auks are killed. The great auk was a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. In April 2018 the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3rd as International World Bicycle Day.,
   On June=4 1784 Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four km's in 45 minutes and reached 1500 metres altitude. On June 4th 1977 JVC introduces its VHS videotape at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. It will eventually prevail against Sony's rival Betamax system to become the predominant home video medium.,
   On June=5 2004 Noël Mamère Mayor of Bègles France celebrates marriage for two men for the first time. On June 5th 2018 Miss America pageant announces an end to its swimsuit competition.,
   On June=6 2002 A near Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.,
   On June=7 1909 American anesthesiologist and developer of the Apgar test Virginia Apgar was born. On June 7th 1940  Welsh singer and actor Tom Jones was born.,
   On June=8 2004 The first Venus Transit in well over a century took place. It was the first Venus transit since the invention of broadcast media. No human alive at the time had witnessed a previous Venus transit since that transit occurred on December 6th 1882.,
   On June=9 1984 Cyndi Lauper gets her first US number one hit with 'Time After Time'. On June 9th 2012 Coral Triangle day was observed for the first time. It aims to celebrate and raise awareness of ocean conservation and protection.,
   On June=10 1793 The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later it becomes the first public zoo. On June 10th 1972 Sammy Davis Jr's cover of 'The Candy Man' by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse (from the film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory') goes to number one in the charts.,
   On June=11 1748 Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries. June 11th is a public holiday in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It honors 'Kamehameha the Great' who was the monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaii.,
   On June=12 1817 The earliest form of bicycle 'the dandy horse' is driven by Karl von Drais. On June 12th 1981 The first of the Indiana Jones film franchise 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' is released in theaters.,
   On June=13 1895 Émile Levassor wins the world's first real automobile race. Levassor completed the 732-mile course from Paris to Bordeaux and back in just under 49 hours at a then-impressive speed of about 15 miles per hour. On June 13th 1920 The US Post Office says children cannot be sent by parcel post after various instances.,
   On June=14 1158 The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is held on June 14th each year. The event was organised for the first time in 2005 by a joint initiative of the World Health Organization the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products.,
   On June=15 1921 Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent. On June 15th 2012 Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over Niagara Falls.,
   On June=16 1884 The first purpose-built roller coaster LaMarcus Adna Thompson's 'Switchback Railway' opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park. On June 16th 1978 The Film 'Grease' opens starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John based on the 1971 musical.,
   On June=17 1603 'Joseph of Cupertino' an Italian Christian mystic and saint was born. He was said to have been remarkably unclever but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions that left him gaping. On June 17th 1939 The Last public guillotining in France takes place 'Eugen Weidmann' a convicted murderer is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.,
   On June=18 1991 Bryan Adams releases the Billboard Song of the Year 'Everything I Do'. On June 18th 2001 'The Fast and the Furious' movie directed by Rob Cohen premieres.,
   On June=19 1783 Friedrich Sertürner A German chemist is born he is best known for his discovery of morphine in 1804. On June 19th 1910 The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane Washington.,
   On June=20 1975 The film Jaws is released in the United States becoming the highest grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as 'summer blockbusters'. On June 20th 1949 American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie was born.,
   On June=21 2006 Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra. On June 21st 1967 French-American businessman and founder of eBay Pierre Omidyar was born.,
   On June=22 1783 A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France. On June 22nd 1899 Richard Gurley Drew American engineer and the inventor of Masking tape was born.,
   On June=23 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for an invention he calls the 'Type-Writer'. On June 23rd 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog is released in North America on the Sega Genesis. On June 23rd Alan Turing was born. Turing was an English mathematician and computer scientist who is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.,
   On June=24 1374 A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in Aachen Germany to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. On June 24th the holiday Jónsmessa is celebrated in Iceland and according to its folklore cows gain the powers of speech and it is healthy to roll naked in the dew-covered grass on Jónsmessa.,
   On June=25 1978 The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. On June 25th 1993 Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.,
   On June=26 1974 The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy Ohio. On June 26th 1997 J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' in the United Kingdom.,
   On June=27 1894 American Annie Londonderry sets out from Boston to become first woman to bicycle around the world. On June 27th 1923 Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane.,
   On June=28 1852 English showman and founder of the Crufts Dog Show Charles Cruft was born. On June 28th 1997  Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round whilst defending his WBA Heavyweight Boxing Championship for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.,
   On June=29 512 A solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. On June 29th 1952 The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952.,
   On June=30 1937 The world's first emergency telephone number 999 is introduced in London. On June 30th 1985 American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was born. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals.,
   On July=1 1881 The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen New Brunswick Canada and Calais Maine United States. July 1st 1903 was the Start of the first Tour de France bicycle race.,
   On July=2 1876 Harriet Brooks the first Canadian female nuclear physicist was born. On July 2nd 1962 The first Walmart store then known as Wal-Mart opens for business in Rogers Arkansas.,
   On July=3 1767 Norway's oldest newspaper still in print the Adresseavisen is founded. On July 3rd 1886 Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen the first purpose-built automobile.,
   On July=4 1868 Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born. Swan was an American astronomer who worked at the Harvard College Observatory and was tasked with examining photographic plates in order to measure and catalog the brightness of stars. On July 4th 1997 NASAs Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars thus becoming the first rover to operate outside the Earth Moon system.,
   On July=5 328 The official opening of Constantine's Bridge took place built over the Danube its length was 2434 metres (7986 ft). On July 5th 1937 'Spam' the luncheon meat is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. On July 5th 1946 Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.,
   On July=6 1885 Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. On July 6th 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time three years before forming the Beatles.,
   On July=7 1911 The 'United States' 'UK' 'Japan' and 'Russia' sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. On July 7th 1928 Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe Missouri.,
   On July=8 1831 American pharmacist and inventor of Coca-Cola John Pemberton was born. On July 8th 1947 Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.,
   On July=9 1850 U.S. President Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk the source of Taylor's illness are a subject of speculation although it is known that several of his cabinet members had come down with a similar illness. On July 9th 1893 heart surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery in The United States without anesthesia.,
   On July=10 988 The Norse King Glúniairn recognises Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill High King of Ireland and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law. The event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin. On July 10th 1914 Canadian-American illustrator and co-creator of Superman Joe Shuster was born.,
   On July=11 1914 Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball. On July 11th The first day of Naadam takes place. Naadam is a traditional festival celebrated in Mongolia and is also locally termed 'eriin gurvan naadam' 'the three games of men'.
The games are 'Mongolian wrestling' 'horse racing' and 'archery' and are held throughout the country during midsummer.,
   On July=12 1843 Mormon leader Joseph Smith says 'God allows polygamy'. On July 12 1995 Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake reducing the number of casualties to 11. It is thought to be one of the few successfully predicted earthquakes in history.,
   On July=13 1930 The inaugural FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay. On July 1942 American actor and star of Indiana Jones and Star Wars Harrison Ford was born.,
   On July=14 1983 Mario Bros is released in Japan beginning the popular Super Mario Bros franchise. International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on July 14th and is aimed at raising awareness around the issues faced by non-binary people around the world. The day was first celebrated in 2012.,
   On July=15 1910 In his book 'Clinical Psychiatry' Emil Kraepelin gives a name to 'Alzheimer's disease' naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer. On July 15th 2012 South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.,
   On July=16 1661 The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank 'Stockholm's Banco'. On July 16th 1935 The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. On July 16th 1994 The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects.,
   On July=17 1850 Vega becomes the first star (other than the Sun) to be photographed. On July 17th 1902 Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo New York.,
   On July=18 1976 Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics. On July 18th 1992 a picture of 'Les Horribles Cernettes' was taken which became the first ever photo of a band posted to the World Wide Web.,
   On July=19 1903 Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. On July 19th 1947 English guitarist and astrophysicist from the rock band Queen Brian May was born.,
   On July=20 International Chess Day is celebrated annually by the International Chess Federation. On July 20th 2021 Leyna Bloom becomes Sports Illustrated's first transgender cover model.,
   On July=21 1904 Louis Rigolly becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) speed barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend Belgium. On July 21st 1960 Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka becoming the world's first female head of government.,
   On July=22 1894 The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was Jules-Albert de Dion but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his three-horsepower petrol engined Peugeot. On July 22nd 1992 Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.,
   On July=23 1995 Comet 'Hale–Bopp' is discovered and becomes one of the most widely observed and brightest of the 20th century. On July 23rd 2012 A Solar storm of with an unusually large coronal mass ejection was emitted by the Sun which barely missed the Earth by nine days. If it had hit it would have caused up to US$2.6 trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide.,
   On July=24 1897 American pilot and author Amelia Earhart was born. On July 24th 1987 91 year old Hulda Crooks climbed Mt. Fuji. becoming the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.,
   On July=25 1976 The Viking 1 spacecraft takes the famous Face on Mars photo. On July 25th 1966 The Supremes release the single 'You Can't Hurry Love',
   On July=26 1951 Walt Disney's 13th animated film 'Alice in Wonderland' premieres in London England. On July 26th 2016 Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth.,
   On July=27 1740 French explorer Jeanne Baré was born and is later recognized as the first woman to have completed a voyage of circumnavigation of the globe. On July 27th 1940 The animated short 'A Wild Hare' is released introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.,
   On July=28 1932 'White Zombie' The First feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi is released in the US. On July 28th 1984 The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.,
   On July=29 Global Tiger Day often called 'International Tiger Day' is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation held annually on July 29th It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia.,
   On July=30 1947 Austrian-American bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was born. On July 30th 2003 In Mexico the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle is manufactured.,
   On July=31 1877 South African botanist and taxonomist Louisa Bolus was born. She has the legacy of authoring more land plant species than any other female scientist naming 1494 species in total. On July 31st 1964 The Ranger 7 probe sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon with images 1000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes.,
   On August=1 1555 Edward Kelley an English spirit medium was born he claimed the ability to see spirits or angels in 'shew-stones' On August 1st 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.,
   On August=2 1834 French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was born. On August 2nd 1870 'Tower Subway' the world's first underground tube railway opens in London England.,
   On August=3 1860 Scottish inventor William Kennedy Dickson was born in 1891 He designed the Kinetograph an early motion picture camera. On August 3rd 1934 American professional wrestler 'Haystacks Calhoun' was born in his early 20s Calhoun weighed over 600 pounds (270 kg) and Legend has it that Calhoun was discovered by a traveling wrestling promoter that saw him pick up and move cows across a field.,
   On August=4 1958 The U.S Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time with 'Poor Little Fool' by Ricky Nelson at number 1. On August 4th 2015 Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announce the end to their relationship on Twitter.,
   On August=5 1914 the first electric traffic light is installed In Cleveland Ohio. On August 4th 1926 Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat by spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.,
   On August=6 1881 Sir Alexander Fleming was born he was a Scottish physician and microbiologist best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance. On August 6th 1932 the first Venice Film Festival opens today it is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the most prestigious.,
   On August=7 1936 Argentina wins the polo Olympic gold medal beating Great Britain 11-0 in the final at the Berlin Olympics it is the final time the sport is contested at the Olympics. On August 7th 1974 Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center which is 1368 feet (417 m) in the air.,
   On August=8 1950 Japanese businessman Ken Kutaragi was born He is known as 'The Father of the PlayStation' as he oversaw the development of the original console and its successors the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation 3. On August 8th 1969 Photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic zebra crossing photo that becomes the cover image of 'The Beatles' album Abbey Road.,
   On August=9 1173 Construction of the Campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins. it will take two centuries to complete. On August 9th 1757 Scottish architect and engineer Thomas Telford was born. He designed the 'Menai Suspension Bridge' it is the world's first major suspension bridge and the bridge still carries road traffic today.,
   On August=10 1897 German chemist Felix Hoffman first synthesizes acetylsalicylic acid which would later be patened by his company under the name 'aspirin'. On August 10th 1972 The Great Daylight Fireball (also known as the Grand Teton Meteor) happened it was an Earth-grazing fireball that passed within 57 kilometres (35 miles) of Earth's atmosphere.,
   On August=11 1950 American computer scientist and co-founder of Apple Inc Steve Wozniak was born. On August 11th 1992 The Mall of America in Bloomington Minnesota opens. At the time its the largest shopping mall in the United States.,
   On August=12 1990 The largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found at the time is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. World Elephant Day is an international annual event held on August 12th dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants and was Conceived in 2011.,
   On August=13 International Left Handers Day is observed annually to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left handed individuals. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell founder of Lefthanders International.,
   On August=14 1893 France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration. On August 14th 2016 Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt wins the coveted 100m Olympic gold medal in 9.81 seconds at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics thus becoming the first man to win the event three times.,
   On August=15 1904 Canadian inventor who invented the motorized wheelchair George Klein was born. On August 15th 1939 The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles California.,
   On August=16 German physiologist and philosopher Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt was born he was the first person ever to call himself a psychologist. On August 16th 2003 Cristiano Ronaldo who was 18 at the time makes his debut for Manchester United.,
   On August=17 1896 Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the UK. she was struck by a car giving demonstration rides. A witness described the car as travelling at a 'reckless pace' 'in fact like a fire engine' Although the car's maximum speed was 8 miles per hour it had been limited deliberately to 4 miles per hour.,
   On August=18 1868 French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium. On August 18th 1877 American astronomer Asaph Hall discovers 'Phobos' one of Mars’s moons.,
   On August=19 Syncom 3 the first geostationary communication satellite is launched. Two months later it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics. The 1964 Games were also the first to be telecast internationally without the need for tapes to be flown overseas.,
   On August=20 World Mosquito Day is observed annually it is a commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female anopheline mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. According to one survey nearly half the worlds population was at significant risk from malaria in the 19th century with a 10% mortality rate among those infected.,
   On August=21 1911 The Mona Lisa is stolen by Lourve employee Vincenzo Peruggia. While the painting was famous before the theft the notoriety it received from the newspaper headlines helped the artwork become one of the best known in the world. World Senior Citizen's Day is celebrated on 21 August each year. The celebration took place for the first time in 1991.,
   On August=22 2004 Versions of The Scream and Madonna two paintings by Edvard Munch are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo Norway. On August 22nd 2008 Anne-Caroline Chausson of France and Māris Štrombergs of Latvia win the inaugural gold medals in BMX winning the women's and men's events respectively at the Beijing Olympics.,
   On August=23 1911 American athlete and winner of the first Olympic gold medal for a 100 meters race for women Elizabeth R. Schwartz was born. On August 23rd 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photographs of Earth from its orbit around the Moon.,
   On August=24 1995 'Microsoft Windows 95' is released to the public in North America. On August 24th an annual celebration of music from the past called 'Nostalgia Night' takes place in Uruguay and has done since 1978.,
   On August=25 1835 The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon. On August 25th 1958 The world’s first publicly marketed instant noodles 'Chikin Ramen' are introduced by Taiwanese-Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando.,
   On August=26 1740 French inventor who invented the hot air balloon Joseph-Michel Montgolfier is born. On August 26th 1906 Polish-American virologist who is best known for developing the oral polio vaccine which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease Albert Sabin is born.,
   On August=27 1955 The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain. On August 27th 2017 Former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his pro boxing debut.,
   On August=28 1898 Caleb Bradham's beverage 'Brad's Drink' is renamed 'Pepsi-Cola'. On August 28th 1965 Japanese video game designer best known for being the creator of the Pokémon franchise Satoshi Tajiri is born.,
   On August=29 1898 The Goodyear tire company is founded. On August 29th 1997 Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.,
   On August=30 1146 A conference of European leaders outlaw the crossbow It was hoped that by banning the weapon wars would eventually end. On August 30th 1885 13000 meteors are seen in one hour near the Andromeda Galaxy.,
   On August=31 1888 Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims. On August 31st 1955 William G. Cobb of the General Motors Corporation demonstrates his 15-inch-long 'Sunmobile' the world's first solar-powered automobile.,
   On September=1 1878 Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company. On September 1st 1977 Tracy Austin at age 14 years 8 months and 20 days becomes the youngest female to play in the US Open Tennis Tournament.,
   On September=2 1902 'Le Voyage dans la Lune' (A Trip To The Moon) The first sci-fi movie is released. On September 2nd 2008 Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.,
   On September=3 301 San Marino one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence is founded by Saint Marinus. On September 3rd 1950 'Nino Farina' becomes the first Formula One Drivers champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.,
   On September=4 1888 George Eastman registers the trademark 'Kodak' and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film. On September 4th 1972 Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.,
   On September=5 1698 In an effort to Westernize his nobility 'Tsar Peter I' of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry. On September 5th 1960 Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.,
   On September=6 1766 English chemist And physicist John Dalton was born he is best known for his research into colour blindness. Colour blindness is known as Daltonism in several languages. On September 6th 1921 American inventor best known as one of the inventors of the barcode for which he received a patent in October 1952 Norman Joseph Woodland was born.,
   On September=7 1979 The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) launched on television. On September 7th 2006 Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' 'Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan' premieres at the Toronto Film Festival.,
   On September=8 1966 The landmark American science fiction television show 'Star Trek' premieres with its first-aired episode 'The Man Trap'. On September 8th International Literacy Day is observed. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967 and Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to communities and societies.,
   On September=9 1791 Washington D.C. the capital of the United States is named after the first President George Washington. On September 9th  2009 'The Dubai Metro' the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula is ceremonially inaugurated.,
   On September=10 2001 During his appearance on the British TV game show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million pound top prize but it was later revealed that he cheated to the prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant. On September 10th 2008 The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is powered up in Geneva Switzerland.,
   On September=11 1951 Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours & 19 minutes.,
   On September=12 1940 Four teens following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17000 year old drawings now known as the Lascaux Cave Paintings. On September 12th 1981 'The Smurfs' animated cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts in North America.,
   On September=13 1609 Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him 'The Hudson River'. On September 13th 1993 Irish singer-songwriter Niall James Horan was born He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction. Formed in 2010 on the singing competition The X Factor. The group released five albums and went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.,
   On September=14 1937 Italian architect and engineer who designed The Shard and The New York Times Building Renzo Piano was born. On September 14th 2000 Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition or more commonly known as 'Windows Me' It was the successor to Windows 98.,
   On September=15 1616 First free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati Italy. On September 15th 1993 The Single 'I'd Do Anything for Love' (But I Won't Do That) sung by Meat Loaf and composed by Jim Steinman is released. It Goes on to be number one in 28 countries.,
   On September=16 1959 The first successful photocopier the 'Xerox 914' is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City. On September 16th 1983 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen.,
   On September=17 2006 Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10000 years., On September 17th 2013 the video game 'Grand Theft Auto V' earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.,
   On September=18 1879 The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time. On September 18th 1977 Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.,
   On September=19 International Talk Like a Pirate Day takes place. On September 19th 1982 Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.,
   On September=20 1935 The classic board game 'Monopoly' was patented. September 20th is also celebrated as National Pepperoni Pizza Day.,
   On September=21 'World Gratitude Day' is celebrated annually the day aims to remind us of the importance of expressing gestures of thanks and appreciation. The 21st night of September is mentioned In the popular 1978 song 'September' by Earth Wind & Fire.,
   On September=22 'Hobbit Day' is celebrated as it is the birthday of the fictional characters Bilbo and Frodo Baggins from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'. On September 22nd 1987 British actor Tom Felton who played the role of Draco Malfoy in the 'Harry Potter' film series was born.,
   On September=23 1999 'Celebrate Bisexuality Day' also called 'Bisexual Pride Day' was celebrated for the first time and has been observed ever since. On September 23rd 2008 the Android operating system was first released by Google.,
   On September=24 1936 American puppeteer and creator of the Muppets Jim Henson is born. On September 24th 2010 the movie 'Buried' a thriller film starring Ryan Reynolds whose character wakes up buried alive in a coffin with only a lighter and a cell phone is released.,
   On September=25 National One Hit Wonder Day takes place it Celebrates musical artists who had only one hit song. On September 25th 1977 About 4200 people took part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.,
   On September=26 1905 Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers introducing the special theory of relativity. On September 26th 1981 American professional tennis player Serena Williams was born.,
   On September=27 1825 the world's first public railway opened in England running between Stockton and Darlington. September 27th is World Tourism Day it is a day to celebrate the benefits of tourism and promote responsible travel around the world.,
   On September=28 1928 Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin which was the first antibiotic. September 28th is also the birthdate of several famous people including musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and actress Hilary Duff.,
   On September=29 2004 The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth it is classified as a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid with a diameter of over 1.5 miles. On September 29th 1901 Italian physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Enrico Fermi was born.,
   On September=30 2016 Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002. On September 30th 1861 American businessman and founder of the Wrigley Company William Wrigley Jr was born.,
   On October=1 1982 Sony and Phillips launch the compact disc in Japan and on the same day Sony releases the model CDP 101 compact disc player which is the first player of its kind.,
   On October=2 1945 American singer and songwriter Don McLean was born. On October 2nd 1951 English singer and songwriter Sting Was Born and On October 2nd 1971 American singer and songwriter Tiffany was born.,
   On October=3 In 1980 Muhammad Ali fought his penultimate professional boxing match losing to Larry Holmes by technical knockout in the 11th round. On October 3rd 1941 American singer and songwriter known for popularizing the dance craze 'The Twist' Chubby Checker was born.,
   On October=4 1983 Richard Noble sets what was at the time a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. On October 4th 1997 $17.3 million in cash was robbed from the Charlotte North Carolina regional office vault of Loomis Fargo & Co.,
   On October=5 1962 The first of the James Bond film series based on the novels by Ian Fleming 'Dr. No' is released in the UK. On October 5th 1984 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.,
   On October=6 1600 the earliest surviving opera 'Euridice' received its première performance in Florence Italy. On October 6th 2010 photo sharing application Instagram is founded.,
   On October=7 1988 A hunter discovered three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska the situation became a multinational effort to free the whales. On October 7th British television producer and music executive Simon Cowell was born.,
   On October=8 1945 the microwave oven was patented by Percy Spencer who discovered the science behind it accidently whilst building magnetrons. Spencer was standing in front of an active radar set when he noticed the candy bar he had in his pocket melted. He then investigated it by deciding to experiment using food including popcorn kernels which became the world's first microwaved popcorn.,
   On October=9 1410 was the first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock. It is the third oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still in operation. On October 9th 1992 The Peekskill meteorite a 27lbs meteorite crashed into a parked car. It is among the most historic meteorite events on record with sixteen recordings of it burning through the Earth's atmosphere.,
   On October=10 World Porridge Day takes place. It is an international event of which the first of the days was held in 2009 and the event was organized to raise funds for the charity 'Mary's Meals' based in Argyll Scotland to aid starving children in developing countries.,
   On October=11 2019 World Egg Day took place which is a day to promote the nutritional value and versatility of eggs and is celebrated on the second Friday of every October. On October 11th 1985 American actress known for her role as 'Dawn' in the TV show 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Michelle Trachtenberg was born.,
   On October=12 1799 Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse became the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute. She jumped from an altitude of 3000ft. On October 12th 1935 Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti was born.,
   On October=13 1917 The 'Miracle of the Sun' is witnessed by an estimated 70000 people in in Portugal. Newspapers published testimony from witnesses who said that they had seen extraordinary solar activity such as the Sun appearing to dance or zig zag in the sky. On October 13th 1971 British comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen was born he is most known for his characters Ali G and Borat.,
   On October=14 1888 Louis Le Prince films what is believed to be the oldest surviving film which is called the 'Roundhay Garden Scene' On October 14th 1968 Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so called 'ten-second barrier' in the 100 meter sprint with a time of 9.95 seconds.,
   On October=15 1582 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins eventually leading to near universal adoption. On October 15th 1951 Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of Norethisterone the basis of an early oral contraceptive.,
   On October=16 1869 'The Cardiff Giant' one of the most famous American hoaxes is discovered it was a 10-foot tall 3000 pound purported petrified man. On October 16th 2012 Felix Baumgartner sets a then world record for the highest skydive jumping from a helium balloon in the stratosphere at an altitude of 24 miles above Earth's surface and reaching speeds of 843.6 mph.,
   On October=17 1558 'Poczta Polska' the Polish postal service is founded. On October 17th 2018 The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada.,
   On October=18 1921 Beatrice Helen Worsley was born she would later become the first female computer scientist in Canada. On October 18th 2019 NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all female spacewalk.,
   On October=19 1858 George Albert Boulenger was born he was a Belgian British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2000 new animal species. On October 19th 2018 the movie 'Halloween' premieres in the U.S. It starred Jamie Lee Curtis in her role as Laurie Strode who comes face to face with masked serial killer Michael Myers 40 years after the original 1978 movie.,
   On October=20 1973 The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction. October 20th is World Statistics Day. It is an international day to celebrate statistics. Created by the United Nations Statistical Commission it was first celebrated on October 20th 2010 and is celebrated every five years.,
   On October=21 1833 Swedish chemist and engineer who invented dynamite and established the Nobel Prizes Alfred Nobel was born. On October 21st 1984 American distance runner Joan Benoit won the first ever Olympic women's marathon in Los Angeles with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 52 seconds.,
   On October=22 1797 French inventor André Jacques Garnerin made the first ever recorded parachute descent from a balloon over Paris using a silk parachute it is estimated that he made the jump from an altitude of 3000ft. On October 22nd 2008 The Indian Space Research Organisation launched its Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft which orbited the Moon and made important discoveries about its geology.,
   On October=23 1956 the first transatlantic telephone cable was inaugurated allowing for direct telephone communication between North America and Europe for the first time. On October 23rd 2001 Pacific time NASA's Odyssey spacecraft began orbiting Mars. Odyssey was the first spacecraft to map the surface of Mars in detail and paved the way for future missions to the red planet.,
   On October=24 1857 Sheffield F.C. the world's oldest association football club still in operation is founded in England. On October 24th 1901 Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.,
   On October=25 2001 Microsoft releases Windows XP for general retail. On October 25th 1984 American singer and songwriter Katy Perry.,
   On October=26 1689 General Enea Silvio Piccolomini of Austria burns down the city of Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera he then dies of the disease soon afterwards. On October 26th 1890 Malleco Viaduct in Chile at the time 'the highest railroad bridge in the world' is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda.,
   On October=27 1904 The first underground New York City Subway line opens. On October 27th 1923 Lee de Forest demonstrated the first successful sound on film recording system which paved the way for modern sound recording in the film industry.,
   On October=28 1965 The Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri was completed. The arch is the tallest monument in the United States and has become a symbol of the American West. On October 28th 1955 American entrepreneur and co founder of Microsoft Bill Gates was born.,
   On October=29 1390 First trial for witchcraft in Paris France occurs leading to the death of three people. On October 29th 2015 China announces the end of its one child policy after 35 years.,
   On October=30 1973 The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed thus connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time. On October 30th 1960 Argentine football player and widely considered one of the greatest players of all time Diego Maradona was born.,
   On October=31 2011 The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion. October 31st is widely celebrated as Halloween in many countries around the world. The holiday originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the 'darker half' of the year.,
   On November=1 1512 The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which was painted by Michelangelo is exhibited to the public for the first time. On November 1st 1895 Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovers X rays a type of electromagnetic radiation that can penetrate through objects and create images of bones and internal organs.,
   On November=2 On November 2 1920 the first commercial radio station 'KDKA' began broadcasting in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. On November 2 1947 Howard Hughes piloted his 'Spruce Goose' airplane the largest wooden airplane ever built on its first and only flight.,
   On November=3 1838 'The Times of India' the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as 'The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce'. On November 3rd 1921 American actor and one of the stars of 'The Great Escape' Charles Bronson was born.,
   On November=4 1922 In Egypt British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. On November 4th 1983 American actress Mila Kunis was born.,
   On November=5 Guy Fawkes Night also known as Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night is an annual commemoration observed on the 5th of November primarily in Great Britain involving bonfires and fireworks displays. On November 5th 1900 British ichthyologist who has over a dozen fish species named in her honour Ethelwynn Trewavas was born.,
   On November=6 1814 Belgian French instrument designer and inventor of the saxophone Adolphe Sax was born. On November 6th 1861 Canadian American physician and educator who invented Basketball James Naismith was born.,
   On November=7 1492 The Ensisheim meteorite the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth in a wheat field outside a small village in France. On November 7th 1867 Polish chemist and physicist who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize not only once but twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields Marie Curie was born.,
   On November=8 1991 Aaron Fotheringham was born. He is an extreme wheelchair athlete who performs tricks adapted from skateboarding and BMX. On November 8th 2002 American drama film written by Scott Silver and directed by Curtis Hanson '8 Mile' Premiered it starred Eminem in his film debut.,
   On November=9 1880 English architect who designed the red telephone box Giles Gilbert Scott was born. On Novemeber 9th 1939 'The Wizard of Oz' premiered in New York City.,
   On November=10 1969 The children's educational television program 'Sesame Street' premiered on the U.S. television network PBS. On November 10th 1995 The seventeenth James Bond movie 'GoldenEye' premiered in London.,
   On November=11 1926 The first recorded public demonstration of television was given by John Logie Baird in London. On November 11th 1930 American physicist and academic Mildred Dresselhaus was born she was known as the 'Queen of Carbon Science'.,
   On November=12 1840 French sculptor and illustrator who created 'The Thinker' Auguste Rodin was born. on November 12th 1934 American criminal and cult leader Charles Manson was born.,
   On November=13 1715 The first female medical doctor in Germany Dorothea Erxleben was born. World Kindness Day is an international observance on November 13th It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement.,
   On November=14 1680 German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 it is the first comet to be discovered by telescope. On November 14th 1889 Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly aka Elizabeth Cochrane begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completed the trip in 72 days.,
   On November=15 2001 Microsoft launches the Xbox games console. On November 15th 2013 Sony releases the PlayStation 4 games console.,
   On November=16 1974 The Arecibo message was broadcast from Puerto Rico it is an interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth. On November 16th 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone also known as 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' in the United States premiered in London.,
   On November=17 1944 American actor and comedian Danny DeVito was born. On November 17th 2011 The romantic fantasy film 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1' premiered in Australia And New Zealand.,
   On November=18 1906 Greek-English car designer who designed 'The Mini' car Alec Issigonis was born. On November 18th 2020 The Utah monolith built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.,
   On November=19 'World Toilet Day' takes place it is an official United Nations international observance day that aims to Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. It has been observed since 2001 unofficially but has been recognised by the UN Since 2012. On November 19th 1942 American fashion designer Calvin Klein was born.,
   On November=20 1820 An 80-ton sperm whale that was around 85 feet in length attacks and sinks a whaling ship from Nantucket Massachusetts 2000 miles from the western coast of South America., On November 20th 2022 'The 2022 FIFA World Cup' begins in Qatar it is the first time the tournament is held in the Middle East.,
   On November=21 1918 The Flag of Estonia is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia. On November 21st 1961 The 'La Ronde' opens in Honolulu Hawaii it is first revolving restaurant in the United States and the third of its kind in the world.,
   On November=22 1718 English pirate Edward Teach better known as Blackbeard was killed in a battle off the coast of North Carolina. On November 22nd 1995 the movie 'Toy Story' the first feature-length film created entirely using computer-generated imagery premiers in Canada.,
   On November=23 534 BC Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. On November 23rd 1976 Frenchman Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 330ft undersea without breathing equipment. Mayol tried to answer the question of whether man had a hidden aquatic potential that could be evoked by rigorous physiological and psychological training.,
   On November=24 1971  During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper aka D. B. Cooper parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with two hundred thousand dollars in ransom money. On November 24th annually Evolution Day is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the initial publication of 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin.,
   On November=25 1992 The Disney movie 'Aladdin' was released in Lesotho. On November 25th 1844 German engineer and inventor who is credited with inventing the first practical automobile Karl Benz was born.,
   On November=26 1970 In Basse-Terre Guadeloupe 38 millimetres or 1.5 inches of rain fell in a minute the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. On November 1939 American singer and actress known for her hits such as 'The Best' and 'What's Love Got to Do with It' Tina Turner was born.,
   On November=27 1809 The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore Hook in London. Hook made a bet with Samuel Beazley that he could transform any house into the most talked about in a week which he achieved by sending out thousands of letters in the name of Mrs Tottenham who lived at 54 Berners Street requesting deliveries and visitors. Hook won the bet which was £87 in 2021 terms.,
   On November=28 1814 The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer. On November 28th 1853 American academic and the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in the United States Helen Magill White was born.,
   On November=29 1972 Atari releases Pong in North America it is one of the first commercially successful video games. On November 29th 1898 British writer best known for his work 'The Chronicles of Narnia' C.S. Lewis was born.,
   On November=30 1872 The first ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent Glasgow between Scotland and England. On November 30th 1955 British musician and songwriter known for hits such as 'Rebel Yell' and 'White Wedding' Billy Idol was born.,
   On December=1 1913 The Buenos Aires Metro the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America opens. On December 1st 1990 Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.,
   On December=2 1766 Swedish parliament approves the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implements it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech. On December 2nd 1908 Aisin-Gioro Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.,
   On December=3 1992 A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague. On December 3rd 1900 Swiss mountaineer Ulrich Inderbinen was born he was famous for having been on top of Matterhorn over 370 times and made his last ascent of it when he was 90 years old.,
   On December=4 1791 The first edition of 'The Observer' the world's first Sunday newspaper is published. On December 4th 1872 the ship Mary Celeste is discovered at sea. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.,
   On December=5 1901 American filmmaker and founder of the Disney company Walt Disney was born. On December 5th 1973 7.01ft Indian professional wrestler Dalip Singh Rana was born he is better known by his ring name 'The Great Khali.',
   On December=6 1492 After exploring the island of Cuba for which he had mistaken for Japan Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola. On December 6th 1897 London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.,
   On December=7 1972 the last Apollo moon mission 'Apollo 17' is launched and the crew take a famous photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth. On December 7th 1990 the movie 'Edward Scissorhands' premiered in some parts of the United States.,
   On December=8 2013 Metallica performs a show in Antarctica making them the first band to perform on all seven continents. On December 8th 1894 American cartoonist who created Popeye E. C. Segar was born.,
   On December=9 1868 The first traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. On December 9th 1965 The Kecksburg UFO incident occurs when a fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania with witnesses reporting something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh speculation varies about what it was from extraterrestrial craft to debris from a Soviet a space probe.,
   On December=10 1968 Japan's biggest heist the still unsolved 300 million yen robbery is carried out in Tokyo. On December 10th every year since 1948 Human Rights Day has been celebrated around the world.,
   On December=11 1913 More than two years after it was stolen Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Mona Lisa is recovered in Florence Italy. On December 11th 2009 Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment releases the hit mobile game Angry Birds internationally on iOS.,
   On December=12 1863 Norwegian painter whose best known work is the 'The Scream' Edvard Munch was born. On December 11th 1915 American singer who had hits with the songs 'My Way' and 'Fly Me To The Moon' Frank Sinatra was born.,
   On December=13 1780 German chemist and inventor of the first lighter which was known as 'Döbereiner's lamp' Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was born. On December 13th 1989 American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift was born in Pennsylvania USA.,
   On December=14 1911 Roald Amundsen and his team become the first to reach the South Pole. Monkey Day is an unofficial international holiday that has been celebrated annually since December 14th 2000 Hallmark Cards describes the holiday as a 'day when monkey business is actually encouraged'.,
   On December=15 2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27 million dollars spent to stabilize it without fixing its famous lean. On December 15th 1832 French architect and engineer who co-designed the Eiffel Tower Gustave Eiffel was born.,
   On December=16 2009 the movie 'Avatar' premiered in Sydney Australia. On December 16th 1770 German composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born.,
   On December=17 1989 The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire' On December 17th 1997 the movie 'Titanic' premiered in Sydney Australia.,
   On December=18 2018 The Kamchatka meteor explodes over the Bering Sea with a force of over 10 times greater than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945. On December 18th 2022 Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup final defeating title holders France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time.,
   On December=19 1843 Charles Dickens classic novel 'A Christmas Carol' was first published in London England. On December 19th 1983 The original FIFA World Cup trophy 'The Jules Rimet Trophy' is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The trophy has never been recovered and it is widely believed to have been melted down and sold.,
   On December=20 1955 Cardiff is proclaimed as the capital city of Wales. On December 20 1996 the movie 'Scream' premiered in Los Angeles California the film is a horror-comedy about a group of teenagers who are stalked by a masked killer.,
   On December=21 1913 British-born inventor Arthur Wynne's 'word-cross' the first crossword puzzle is published in the New York World. On December 21st 1795 English priest and dog breeder who developed the Jack Russell Terrier 'Jack Russell' was born.,
   On December=22 1891 Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. On December 22nd 1949 British musicians and members of the Bee Gees Maurice and Robin Gibb where born.,
   On December=23 1823 the poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' also known as 'The Night Before Christmas' was published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel newspaper in New York. On December 23rd 1954 First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.,
   On December=24 1818 The first performance of 'Stille Nacht' known as 'Silent Night' in English takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf Austria. On December 24th 1914 during World War I German and British soldiers declare a temporary truce which leads to a game of football in no-man's land.,
   On December=25 Christmas day is celebrated its an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and is celebrated in different ways and for different reasons by billions of people around the world. A modern custom of the holiday includes gift giving by several closely related and often interchangeable figures known as 'Santa Claus' 'Father Christmas' 'Saint Nicholas' and 'Papa Noel',
   On December=26 Boxing Day is a holiday that is celebrated in several countries including the 'UK' 'Canada' 'Australia' and 'New Zealand' The exact origin of the name is not known although one theory suggests that the name comes from the tradition of giving Christmas boxes filled with gifts and money to employees and servants on the day after Christmas.,
   On December=27 1904 the play 'Peter Pan' written by J.M. Barrie premiered in London. On December 27th 1966 'The Cave of Swallows' the largest known cave shaft in the world is discovered in Mexico. The floor of the cave is a 1092 ft freefall drop from the lowest side of the opening and a 1214 ft drop from the highest side.,
   On December=28 1795 Construction of 'Yonge Street' in York Upper Canada 'present-day Toronto' begins it is formerly recognized as the longest street in the world. On December 28th 1922 The American comic book writer Stan Lee was born he was most famous for being the co-creator of many super hero characters including Spiderman And Iron Man.,
   On December=29 1992 Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You' was still the number one charted song in multiple different countries including The U.S and The U.K. almost two months after its release date. On December 29th 1972 English actor Jude Law was born he is known for roles in movies such as 'Spy' and 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.,
   On December=30 1924 astronomer Edwin Hubble announced that there were other galaxies beyond the Milky Way leading to a revolution in our understanding of the universe. On December 30th 1865 British author of 'The Jungle Book' Rudyard Kipling was born.,
   On December=31 1790 'Efimeris' the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today is published for the first time. On December 31st New Year's Eve is celebrated worldwide it is also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day.