Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa. The Treaty of Vereeniging was signed on 31…

The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790. The Copyright Act of 1790 was the first federal copyright law enacted…

Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa. The Treaty of Vereeniging was signed on May…

The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time. Big Ben is one of the most iconic landmarks in…

Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds

The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.

Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was “Deep Throat”. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Felt’]

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was completed in 1977, and carried North Slope oil from Prudhoe Bay at the northern…

The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in which Big Ben is housed, starts keeping time. The famous tower clock known as Big Ben,…