Todays History

The four men who were convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 are to 240 years in prison.

The President of Mexico declares war on the United States.

Prussia and Sweden sign the Treaty of Hamburg.

Sada Abe is arrested in Tokyo with her dead lover’s severed genitals in her handbag.

The first traffic ticket in the US is issued when a New York City taxi driver is arrested for speeding while driving 12 miles per…

Legion of Honour is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte.

Forty five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school board member in Michigan at the Bath School.

Aristides wins the very first Kentucky Derby.

A major political crisis takes place in France.

The Moscow Metro is opened to the public for the first time.