Todays History

Eighty Years’ War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.

An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.

Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan’s war record.

The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.

Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.

Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.

American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.

The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II.

Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD.