1187 Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders
1492 King Henry VII of England invades France
1789 George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification
1928 “Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God”, known as Opus Dei, founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá
1944 Polish resistance fighters capitulate in the Warsaw Uprising, with some 250,000 people killed
2007 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
Today’s Historical Events
Today in Film & TV
1957 “The Bridge on the River Kwai”, directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1958)
Today in Music
1995 British band Oasis release their second studio album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”, sells record 347,000 copies 1st week
Today in Sport
1947 New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in Baseball World Series history off Ralph Branca in the 7th inning of a 9-8 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 3
Do you know this fact about today? Did You Know?
Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London, on this day in 1902
Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
Homing pigeon averages a record 133kph in an 1100km race in Australia, on this day in 1971
