In the UK, The Football League, the world’s oldest Association Football league, meets for the first time.

The Hale-Bopp comet has its closest approach to Earth.

The social media site Twitter is founded. Twitter’s history begins in 2006, when it was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan…

Imelda Marcos (wife of Ferdinand Marcos), goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement as well as racketeering.

The Song Dynasty in China comes to an end.

An earthquake occurs in Turkey, killing 265 people.

The photograph ‘Burst of Joy’ is taken. It came to symbolize the end of USA involvement in the Vietnam War.

A Flying Tiger Line flight disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 passengers and crew missing.

The very first Internet domain name is registered. It was symbolics.com

World Maths Day was celebrated for the first time.