In 1878 the first telephone directory was published in Connecticut.
In 1916 one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War begins north of the city of Verdun. The Battle of Verdun lasted almost ten months. In the battle 364. 000 French and 338. 000 German soldiers died.
In 1933 the famous Ljubljana building Nebotičnik is opened.
In 1961 while giving a speech in New York City American-African rights activist, Malcom X is shot dead.
In 1995 Steve Fossett landed in Leader, Canada, after taking off from South Korea, becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
MUSIC HISTORY
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel with their album 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' are at No. 1 on the British charts.
1976 - The Four Seasons are in the top spot on the British singles chart with 'December '63 (Oh What a Night)'.
1981 - Dolly Parton is at the top of the charts in the USA with her single '9 to 5'.
1987 - Ben E King is at No. 1 in the UK singles chart with 'Stand By Me'.
1998 - Celine Dion is at No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'My Heart Will Go On'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1933 - Nina Simone, American jazz, blues singer ('My baby just don't care').
1961 - Ranking Roger, singer in the group Fine Young Cannibals ('She Drives Me Crazy').
1969 - James Dean Bradfield, singer with the group Manic Street Preachers ('A Design for Life').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1842 je John J. Greenough patentiral šivalni stroj.
Leta 1878 je v Connecticutu izšel prvi telefonski imenik.
Leta 1916 se je pričela ena najbolj krvavih bitk v I. svetovni vojni pri Verdunu, ki je trajala skoraj osem mesecev. V bitkah je padlo več kot pol milijona francoskih in nemških vojakov.
Leta 1933 so odprli ljubljanski Nebotičnik.
Leta 1848 je izšel Marxov in Engelsov Komunistični manifest.
Leta 1961 so med govorom ustrelili borca za pravice črncev -a.
Leta 1995 je Steve Fossett postal prvi človek, ki je sam z balonom preletel Pacifik. Pristal je v Kanadi.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel sta z albumom 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' na 1. mestu britanske lestvice.
1976 - The Four Seasons so na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'December '63 (Oh What A Night)'.
1981 - Dolly Parton je v ZDA kraljevala na vrhu lestvice singlov z '9 to 5'.
1987 - Ben E King je na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Stand By Me'.
1998 - Celine Dion je na britanski lestvici singlov zasedla 1. mesto z 'My Heart Will Go On'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1933 - Nina Simone, ameriška jazz, blues pevka ('My baby just don't care').
1961 - Ranking Roger, pevec v Fine Young Cannibals ('She Drives Me Crazy').
1969 - James Dean Bradfield, pevec skupine Manic Street Preachers ('A Design For Life').
