Captain James Onslow, in the Clio, reasserts British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands rests on a long and continuous…

The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark’s oldest continually operating newspaper, is published. Berlingske, founded in 1749, is one of Denmark’s oldest and most prestigious newspapers,…

The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) was a NASA spacecraft designed to study the polar regions of Mars….

A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.

The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA

Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people

Final daily edition of the Peanuts comic strip. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts’]

Fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower. An electrical fire briefly engulfed a top corner of the Eiffel Tower today, startling tourists and…

Benito Mussolini takes dictatorial powers over Italy. Benito Mussolini served as Italy’s 40th Prime Minister from 1922 until 1943. He is considered a central figure…

Apple Computer is incorporated as a business.