International Day of Families: This day is observed annually to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic, and demographic processes affecting them.
International Conscientious Objection Day: This day is observed to support those who refuse to perform military service on the grounds of conscience and to promote their legal recognition.
National Chocolate Chip Day: This day is celebrated to recognize and enjoy the popular baking ingredient, chocolate chips.
National Nylon Stocking Day: This day is celebrated to honor the creation of nylon stockings and their impact on fashion.
Peace Officers Memorial Day: This day is observed to honor law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
1252: Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad exstirpanda, authorizing the use of torture by the Inquisition for the purpose of extracting confessions from heretics.
1618: Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion.
1718: James Puckle, a London lawyer, invents the world’s first machine gun.
1793: Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for about 300 meters in Spain, becoming one of the earliest successful aviators.
1928: Walt Disney’s first sound-synchronized animated cartoon, “Plane Crazy,” premieres in Hollywood, California.
1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opens in San Bernardino, California, operated by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald.
1957: Britain’s Princess Margaret calls off her engagement to Captain Peter Townsend, a Royal Air Force officer, due to public opposition to their proposed marriage.
1988: The Soviet Union begins withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, ending a nearly 10-year military occupation.
