Todays History

The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette’]

Isabel Perón becomes the first female President of Argentina. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Mart%C3%ADnez_de_Per%C3%B3n’]

Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.

Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister.

The first Grand Prix motor racing event was held in France.

The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency.

The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on the NBC.

The College Board administers the first SAT exam.

The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 near Hammond, Indiana.

Pluto’s newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.