2021
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is arrested immediately on his return to Russia after recovering from nerve-agent poisoning.
2012
LeBron James becomes youngest player in NBA history to record 20,000 career points (28 years, 17 days), passes Kobe Bryant.
1995
More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan.
1991
The White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm. The operation was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
1946
The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting.
1938
Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy family, becomes the 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
1934
Ferdinand Porsche (right) submitted a design for a people’s car, a “Volkswagen,” to the new German Reich government.
1929
Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
1920
First day of prohibition of alcohol comes into effect in the US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution.
1916
The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) was formed in New York City.
1773
Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle
