Today in History |
2018 ‐
12 new moons discovered orbiting Jupiter bringing planet's moon total to 79, by scientists at Carnegie Institution for Science
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2018 ‐
US President Donald Trump appears to accept the word of Russian President Vladimir Putin over US intelligence services about Russian meddling in the 2016 US election
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1973 ‐
During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes
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1967 ‐
American pop-rock group "The Monkees" perform at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York, with psychedelic rock Jimi Hendrix Experience is opening act;
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1951 ‐
Novel "Catcher in Rye" by J. D. Salinger published by Little Brown and Company
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1925 ‐
The first parliament in Iraq opened by King Feisal in Baghdad
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1867 ‐
D.R. Averill of Ohio patents ready-mixed paint
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1790 ‐
Congress declares the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, the permanent capital of the United States
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1769 ‐
Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego the 1st mission in California
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1755 ‐
John Adams graduates Harvard
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