1912 – Woolwich Foot Tunnel under the Thames river in England opens
1918 – Cecil Chubb gives the prehistoric monument Stonehenge to the British nation
1919 – B C Hilliam’s musical “Buddies” premieres in NYC
1949 – US President Harry Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents
1965 – Queen Elizabeth decorates The Beatles with medals making them members Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace
1985 – CBS’ premiere of fact based TV film “Children of the Night”, based on sociology student Lois Lee’s
expose on female crime and inconsistent enforcement of prostitution laws in Los Angeles
2017 – Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, becoming the then world’s youngest female head of government
2025 – At least 2,000 unarmed civilians are killed by Rapid Support Forces in the ongoing el-Fasher massacre in North Darfur, Sudan