Todays History

World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.

Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires’ disease.

Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in at least 200 deaths.

The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France. The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I…

James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.

Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

First Indochina War: The Battle of V?nh Yên begins.

Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.

First recorded lottery in England.[

Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.