2019
First drone rescue of swimmers by lifeguards in New South Wales, Australia.
2017
Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez.
2005
The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
1980
Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall” hits #1
1974
“$6 Million Man” starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV.
1971
Quebec requires English-language schools in the province to teach French as a second language.
1919
Bentley Motors Limited is founded by Walter Owen Bentley in London, England
1911
For the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
1886
Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
1793
French King Louis XVI sentenced to death by the National Convention during the French Revolution.
1778
English navigator Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which he called the “Sandwich Islands.”