National Live Creative Day – A day to inspire and encourage creativity in all its forms, and celebrate the power of imagination and innovation.
International Day of Democracy: This day is celebrated to promote and uphold the principles of democracy around the world.
World First Aid Day: This day aims to raise awareness about the importance of first aid and to encourage people to learn how to administer it.
National Hindi Diwas: This day is observed in India to celebrate the adoption of Hindi as the official language of India in 1949.
National Eat a Hoagie Day: This is a fun food holiday celebrated in the United States, where people indulge in the delicious sandwich called a hoagie.
National Cream Filled Donut Day: Another fun food holiday celebrated in the United States, where people celebrate the delicious cream-filled donut.
81 AD: Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, known as Titus, becomes Roman Emperor after the death of his father Vespasian.
1741: Al-Khalīlī, a city in Syria, is destroyed by a massive earthquake that claimed the lives of approximately 30,000 people.
1814: Francis Scott Key pens “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which later becomes the national anthem of the United States.
1847: American forces led by General Winfield Scott take control of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.
1901: President William McKinley dies from gunshot wounds inflicted by anarchist Leon Czolgosz, making Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States.
1940: During World War II, German bombers launch the first air raid on London, England, killing over 400 people.
1960: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded by five oil-producing countries: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
1982: Princess Grace of Monaco dies after a car accident, plunging the principality into mourning.
2008: Lehman Brothers, one of the largest investment banks in the United States, files for bankruptcy, triggering a global financial crisis.
