Today in History

2005 The Airbus A380 takes to the skies for the first time The double-deck airliner is the world’s largest commercial jet. 1994 South African citizens of all races are allowed to vote in a general election for the first time The 1994…

2005 Syria ends its military occupation of Lebanon after 29 years Syria buckled to domestic and international pressure following the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14 of the same year. 1994 Germany makes Holocaust denial illegal The…

1953 The double helix structure of DNA described for the first time Francis Crick and James D. Watson published their groundbreaking findings of the molecule containing genetic information was in Nature that day. 2011 The largest tornado outbreak ever recorded hits the…

2013 – 1129 people die in Bangladesh in the worst building collapse disaster in modern history The building was used by clothing factories producing garments for western markets, highlighting the disastrous working conditions in the industry. 2005 Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as…

1995 168 die in the Oklahoma City bombing Timothy McVeigh, the mastermind behind the attack, was executed on June 11, 2001. The motives for the bombing, which also killed 19 babies and children, are said to be the Governments killing of the…