Todays History

The Dendermonde nursery attack occurs in Dendermonde, Belgium.

New York City’s “Mad Bomber”, George P. Metesky, is arrested after planting more than 30 bombs.

During the ‘War on Drugs’  the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms of cocaine on board.

The American Civil Liberties Union is formed.

Thomas Venner is hanged, drawn and quartered in London, UK.

In Granville, Sydney, Australia, a rail disaster  kills 83.

Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning.

The Shah of Iran leaves Iran with his family for exile Egypt.

The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine’s England reaches a peak when the Australian captain Bill Woodfull gets hit in the heart.