2017
France bans too thin fashion models and makes labeling of digitally enhanced photos mandatory.
2012
François Hollande elected 24th President of France.
2004
TV sitcom “Friends” airs season finale in 10th and final season.
2002
Entrepreneur Elon Musk founds SpaceX.
“Spider-Man” became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its first weekend.
1997
Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
1994
Nelson Mandela and the ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa’s first post apartheid election.
Channel tunnel linking England & France officially opens.
1957
U.S. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book “Profiles in Courage”.
1937
German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground.
1915
Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run while playing for the Boston Red Sox.
1910
George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
1903
Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers.
1889
The Universal Exposition opened in Paris, France, marking the dedication of the Eiffel Tower. Also at the exposition was the first automobile in Paris, the Mercedes-Benz.
1840
World’s first adhesive postage stamp, the “Penny Black”, is first used in Great Britain.
1682
Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles.