Todays History

The Yamasee War starts in South Carolina.

Terry Fox begins his “Marathon of Hope”.

The Apple I computer is created.

The Great Gatsby is first published by Charles Scribner & Sons.

The Battle of Liegnitz. The Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.

The Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul prevents the Saffarids from taking over Baghdad.

Mount Vesuvius erupts and destroying Naples.

The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins.

The American musician Kurt Cobain commits suicide.