The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published. Here’s a four-paragraph overview of the history of :::writing{variant=”document” id=”31482″} The The Wall Street Journal…
7 July 1980
Institution of sharia law in Iran. Sharia law is the body of Islamic principles and legal and ethical guidance derived primarily from the Qur’an, which…
6 July 1947
The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. Here’s a four-paragraph overview of the AK-47 rifle. The AK-47 is one of the most recognizable…
5 July 1687
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, commonly known simply as the Principia, is one of the most influential scientific works…
4 July 1862
Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland* is an 1865…
3 July 1996
British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland. Here’s a four-paragraph overview of the history of the Stone…
2 July 1966
France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll. France conducted a series of nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific between…
1 July 1903
Start of first Tour de France bicycle race. The Tour de France is the world’s most famous and prestigious road cycling race, first held in…
30 June 1908
The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia. The Tunguska Event was…
29 June 1995
The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937. On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department…