Todays History

Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.

The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.

Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened.

War of the Breton Succession: Anglo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle of Mauron

Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.

The IBM Personal Computer is released.

The Great Famine of Europe becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage

The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.

Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.