Today in 2007, 16 years ago: NASA's Cassini-Huygens probe discovers a new moon on Saturn: satellite number 60.
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Today in 2016, 7 years ago: in Spain, appointment of Ana Pastor Julián as president of the Congress of Deputies in the XII legislature.
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Today in 1843, 180 years ago: in England, the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) launches the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-powered passenger ship, the first iron-hulled ocean liner and the largest ship in the world at the time.
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Today in 1845, 178 years ago: Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
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Today in 1961, 62 years ago: In Argentina, in the town of Pardo, near the border between the Buenos Aires parties of Azul and Las Flores, Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR644 on loan by a DC-6, a flight started at the airport of Ezeiza and bound for the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, dies the 67 people who were on board between passengers and crew.
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Today in 1912, 111 years ago: in Holbrook (Navajo County, Arizona), a meteorite with an estimated mass of 190 kg explodes over the village causing a rain of approximately 16,000 pieces over the village.
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Today in 1951, 72 years ago: in Spain, the sixth Franco government is constituted with two main innovations: the creation of the new Ministry of Information and Tourism and the splitting of Commerce and Industry.
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Today in 1915, 108 years ago: At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
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Today in 1822, 201 years ago: in the State of Mexico the free municipality in Chicoloapan is erected.
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Today in 1909, 114 years ago: Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
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Today in 1956, 67 years ago: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
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Today in 1861, 162 years ago: American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
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Today in 1910, 113 years ago: John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
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Today in 1935, 88 years ago: The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Today in 2019, 4 years ago: A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
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Today in 1990, 33 years ago: The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
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Today in 1790, 233 years ago: The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
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Today in 2013, 10 years ago: As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
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Today in 1969, 54 years ago: Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
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Today in 2014, 9 years ago: a hole the size of a football field is found 30 kilometers from the Russian city of Bovanenkovo (Siberia). The crater is located in the area with the most gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula.
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