Todays History

Daylight saving time starts in the United States for the first time.

The Treaty of Paris is signed that ends the Crimean War.

Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.

Jesse Owens is posthumously awarded the the Congressional Gold Medal by President George H. W. Bush.

The United Kingdom declares war on Russia starting the Crimean War.

The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York fire kills 146 garment workers.

Jim Parsons who plays Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory is born.

The Tr?n Dynasty of Vietnam is thrown out after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule.

The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election ending communist rule.