Today in History

2006 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has enriched uranium The Iranian nuclear program has become a source of great controversy. Several countries, some of them possessing nuclear weapons themselves, accuse Tehran of developing an Iranian atom bomb. 2006 Mafia boss Bernardo…

2005 Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles Charles was formerly married to Diana, Princess of Wales. His second marriage to Camilla made him the first member of the British Royal Family to have a civil wedding. 1967 The first Boeing 737 takes…

1959 One of the first modern programming languages is created. The Common Business-Oriented Language or COBOL was primarily designed by a woman, Grace Hopper. Also known as Amazing Grace, she is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field. 2005 Over…

1969 The internet is born The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) awarded a contract to build a precursor of today’s world wide web to BBN Technologies. The date is widely considered as the internet’s symbolic birthday. 1990 An arson attack on the…

1994 The Rwandan genocide begins The assassination of Rwandan President, Juvénal Habyarimana, and Burundian President, Cyprien Ntaryamira, triggered a mass slaughter of ethnic Tutsis with up to 1 million victims. 1965 The first commercial communications satellite is launched Intelsat I, also known…