356 Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples.
1600 Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in South American recorded history.
1812 The Caravan sails from Salem Harbor with America’s first foreign missionaries aboard: the Judsons and Newells.
1878 Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his gramophone (phonograph).
1942 About 150 Japanese warplanes attack the Australian city of Darwin.
1945 US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with 30,000 US Marines.
Historical Events Today
Today in Film & TV
2008 Toshiba announces its formal recall of its HD DVD video format, ending the format war between it and Sony’s Blu-Ray Disc.
Today in Music
1981 George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for “subconscious plagiarism” of his song “My Sweet Lord” from Ronnie Mack’s song “He’s So Fine”.
Today in Sport
1946 Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the “outlaw” Mexican League
Do you know this fact about today?
1906 Will Keith Kellogg and Charles D. Bolin found the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, now the multinational food manufacturer Kelloggs.
