Todays History

The first prisoners arrive at a newly built concentration camp at Auschwitz.

Napoleon Bonaparte start the Legion of Honour.

Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany during the First Crusade.

The first rules of Australian rules football are written by members of the Melbourne Football Club.

The first Academy Awards are awarded.

The Anti-austerity movement in Spain begins protests in 58 Spanish cities.

The USA launch its first space station, Skylab.

The Royal Flying Corps, which later became the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.

In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.

On this single day eight people die during summit attempts on Mount Everest.