Today in history

1548 : Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France

1620 : Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims

1785 : Cardinal de Rohan arrested for his role in the Diamond Necklace Affair (France)

1914 : Panama Canal opens, over budget (USA)

1947 : India declares independence from UK. The Islamic part becomes Pakistan

1950 : 8.6 earthquake in India kills 30.000 people

1968 : Pirate Radio 'Free London' begins transmitting

1969 : The Woodstock Music and Art Festival starts at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, near Woodstock. Performers include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Band, Joan Baez, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After and Sly & the Family Stone

1971 : Bahrain becomes independent from the United Kingdom

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1974 : Hurricane/floods ravage Bangladesh with 4.000 killed

1991 : 750.000 people attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park, New York

1994 : Terrorist 'Carlos the Jackal' captured in Khartoum, Sudan

2007 : An 8.0 earthquake strikes Peru killing 512 people and injuring more than 1.500, causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean

2020 : The Japanese bulk carrier 'Wakashio' which stranded on a reef in Mauritius last month, breaks in half. Approximately 1000 tonnes of oil are spilled into the ocean becoming the largest environmental disaster in the history of Mauritius.

2025 : US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a plan for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

2025 : The first World Humanoid Robot Games are held in Beijing, China.