Tag: today in history

Shimla, Sept.15 Keekli Bureau 2009 American dancer and actor Patrick Swayze, who was best known for his performances in the box-office hits Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990), died in Los Angeles after...

Shimla, Sept. 13 Keekli Bureau 2015 American basketball player Moses Malone—who was a dominating centre and the NBA's premier offensive rebounder during the 1980s, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a championship in 1983—died...

Shimla, Sept. 12 Keekli Bureau 2014 Politician Ian Paisley—who was a militant Protestant leader in the factional conflict that divided Northern Ireland from the 1960s until the early 21st century—died in Belfast. 2003 Country music...

Shimla, Sept. 11 Keekli Bureau 2008 A major fire erupted in the Channel Tunnel, which runs under the English Channel and connects England with France, and the Chunnel (as it was sometimes called)...

Shimla, Sept. 10 Keekli Bureau 2008 The Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, conducted its first test operation. 2000 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats closed after 7,485 performances; it was the longest-running...

Shimla, Sept. 9 Keekli Bureau 2015 Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in British history, surpassing Victoria's record reign of 63 years and 216 days. 1998 Special Prosecutor Kenneth W. Starr sent to Congress the...

Shimla, Sept. 8 Keekli Bureau 2003 German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl—who was perhaps the finest and most-influential female director of the 20th century, but her association with Adolf Hitler made her almost as much...

Shimla, Sept. 4 Keekli Bureau 2016 Mother Teresa, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace, was canonized by Pope Francis I. 2014 American entertainer...

Shimla, Sept. 3 Keekli Bureau 2012 Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco—who was a leading figure in the Miami drug scene in the 1970s and early '80s and was known as the “Godmother of...

Shimla, Sept. 2 Keekli Bureau 2005 American actor Bob Denver, who was perhaps best known for portraying the title character in the hit TV series Gilligan's Island (1964–67), died in North Carolina. 1998 Swissair flight...

Shimla, Aug 25 Keekli Bureau 2018 American politician John McCain—who developed a reputation as a political maverick while serving in Congress for some 35 years and during his failed bid for the presidency...

Shimla, Aug 18 Keekli Bureau 2004 The search engine company Google Inc. raised $1.66 billion in its initial public offering; in an unusual move, the shares were sold in a public auction intended...