Todays History

Eight people a killed in a fire at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel/Casino

The Davis Cup tennis competition is established.

In Sydney, Australia, the England cricket team is attacked during a riot during a match.

The board game Monopoly is invented.

The Treaty of Waitangi is signed, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.

A swine flu outbreak begins at Fort Dix in NJ.

Facebook is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

A low-flying US miltary plane cuts the cable of the Cavalese cable-car near Trento, Italy. Twenty people are killed.

The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

During the half time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed. The end result is that broadcasters have to adopt a stronger…