Todays History

The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory during  World War 2

NASA launches Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the Moon.

In New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people, in what becomes known as the Aramoana Massacre.

Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.

Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne, France. The fighting officially ends at 11:00 (The…

Apple resellers begin selling the iPod

The chemical element Darmstadtium is discovered.

Operation Grapple X takes place in which the United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.

The U.S. invades Afghanistan, beginning with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.

First flight of the fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane.