This Day in History
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1
Sir Walter Raleigh Is Executed for Treason (1618)
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2
Bridge Spans the Bosphorus to Connect Europe and Asia (1973)
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3
Maxentius Becomes Emperor of Rome (306 CE)
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4
The First Underground Line of the New York City Subway Opens (1904)
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5
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854)
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6
President of South Korea Assassinated by His Chief of Intelligence (1979)
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7
The United Nations Is Formally Established (1945)
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8
The Valentich Disappearance (1978)
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9
The Metropolitan Opera House Opens with a Performance of Faust (1883)
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10
Creation of the World, According to Archbishop James Ussher (4004 BCE)