Today in History

1959 Typhoon Vera hits Japan The category five typhoon is thought to be the strongest typhoon to impact the island country in recorded history. The resulting rain, landslides, and damage caused the deaths of about 5000 people in Japan. 1917 Battle of…

2008 China launches Shenzhou spacecraft with 3 astronauts This was the third human manned space flight mission of China’s Space Program. 1992 NASA launches the Mars Observer The robotic space probe’s main goal was to study Mars. Almost a year later all…

1948 Honda Motor Company is founded by Soichiro Honda The automobile manufacturer is also the world’s largest producer of motorcycles. 1973 Guinea-Bissau gains independence Guinea-Bissau declared its independence from Portugal. The declaration was recognized almost a year later on September 10, 1974.…

1889 Nintendo is Founded The Japanese gaming company was created by entrepreneur Fusajiro Yamauchi as a card company called Nintendo Koppai, which was based in Kyoto. The company originally produced and sold playing cards called Hanafuda. The release of Donkey Kong, an…

2000 Microsoft Launches Windows ME The Millennium Edition was the last of the operating systems of the Windows 9x series. 1985 The Golden Girls Make Their Television Debut The popular American sitcom about 4 single and older women living together in a…