Sun Dog in Stockholm
1535 Stockholm experiences the atmospheric optical phenomenon called a Sun Dog or parhelion over the city, prompting omens against King Gustav Vasa
Only Shakespeare Performance of Macbeth
1611 Only documented performance of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" during the playwright's lifetime occurs at the Globe Theatre, London, in notes reviewing the play by astrologer Simon Forman [1]
- 1828 Frenchman René Caillié is the first non-Muslim to enter Timbuktu and returns to win a 10,000 franc prize from the Société de Géographie
- 1879 First mobile home (horse-drawn) used in a journey from London to Cyprus
- 1926 First check sent by radio facsimile transmission across the Atlantic
- 1967 US Surveyor 3 lands on the Moon
- 1972 NASA Apollo 16's John Young and Charles Duke land on the Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover 2
- 1973 Canadian ANIK A2 becomes the first commercial satellite in orbit
1979 US President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit that swims up to his fishing boat in Plains, Georgia
- 1981 "Fire and Smoke" single released by Earl Thomas Conley (Billboard Song of the Year 1981)
Madonna's Record Deal
1992 Madonna signs a $60 million deal with Time Warner
Shania Twain
1993 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Shania Twain," the debut studio album by Shania Twain
- 2008 Danica Patrick driving for Andretti Green Racing wins the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi; first female driver in history to win an IndyCar Series race
Most Beautiful at Every Age
2012 People magazine name Eva Mendes as one of 2012's Most Beautiful at Every Age
Starship Rocket Launch
2023 SpaceX's Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built with 33 booster engines, launches on its first test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, and explodes four minutes into the flight amid criticism that Elon Musk rushed the launch [1] [2]
- 2024 NASA engineers successfully repair and recode Voyager 1 from 15 billion miles away after five month gap in not receiving data [1]
