- 1490 First dated edition of Maimonides' "Mishneh Torah" is published, a code of Jewish religious law
- 1752 Canada's first newspaper "Halifax Gazette" published in Halifax by John Bushell [1]
- 1782 Novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" (Dangerous Liaisons) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos is published by Durand Neveu
- 1839 First recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] appears in the Boston Morning Post
Famous Photo
1840 John William Draper takes the first successful photo in the US of the Moon (daguerreotype) in New York City
Nellie Melba's Toast
1901 Australian opera star Dame Nellie Melba reveals secret of her now famous toast
- 1903 The Wright brothers 1st file a patent for a flying machine, which is granted 3 years later
- 1957 US Army sells its last homing pigeons
In His Own Write
1964 "In His Own Write," a book of short stories, poems, and drawings by John Lennon, is published
- 1965 NASA launches Gemini 3, the first US two-man space flight with Gus Grissom and John Young
- 1987 Soap opera "The Bold and The Beautiful" premieres on CBS
Livin' la Vida Loca
1999 "Livin' la Vida Loca" sung by Ricky Martin is released and goes on to sell over 8 million copies
Confessions
2004 Usher releases his 4th studio album "Confessions" (2004 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award Best Contemporary R&B Album 2005)
The Late Late Show
2015 British entertainer James Corden becomes the host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS; hosts the program through 2023
Event of Interest
2016 GPR investigation of Shakespeare's tomb at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford concludes the Bard's skull probably has been stolen
Event of Interest
2021 First ever tweet by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey "just setting up my twttr" sells for $2.9 million in digitally autographed version
Sports History
2023 Harry Kane overtakes Wayne Rooney's record to become England's all-time greatest goalscorer in 2-1 victory over Italy with his 54th goal [1]
