The first Academy Awards are awarded.

The Anti-austerity movement in Spain begins protests in 58 Spanish cities.

The USA launch its first space station, Skylab.

The Royal Flying Corps, which later became the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.

In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.

On this single day eight people die during summit attempts on Mount Everest.

Bill Haley & The Comets release their song, “Rock Around the Clock”.

The Australian Parliament sits for the first in Canberra.

A new rollercoaster, The New Revolution, the first steel coaster that has a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.

Vladimir Putin becomes the president of Russia.