GlyphSignal

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 4 min leestijd

Top Reads

12 artikelen
Pluto (dwergplaneet)
#1 Trending

Pluto (dwergplaneet)

13.743 weergaven · 1 min leestijd

Pluto is een dwergplaneet in de Kuipergordel, de voorlaatste zone van het zonnestelsel. De dwergplaneet is vernoemd naar de Romeinse god van de onderwereld, Pluto. Pluto werd in 1930 ontdekt door de Amerikaan Clyde Tombaugh en werd tot 2006 geclassificeerd als de negende planeet. Hij heeft in de catalogus van planetoïd…

Robert Gesink
#4
Robert Gesink
11.239 weergaven

Robert Gesink is een Nederlands voormalig wielrenner. Gesink was vooral een klimmer; naast de korte, steile beklimmingen…

Delen

On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2016
2016_Nice_truck_attack
A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.
2014
Methow_River
Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow River in the American state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex Fire.
2003
Valerie_Plame
Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.
1987
Montreal_flood_of_1987
More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.
1960
Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_1-11
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.
1950
Korean_War
Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day Daejeon, South Korea.
1916
Battle_of_Delville_Wood
The Battle of Delville Wood began as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.
1902
St_Mark's_Campanile
The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.
1902
Agustín_Lizárraga
An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu (pictured).
1881
Billy_the_Kid
While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Related dates

Last month ()Last week ()Last year ()Two years ago ()

Pick another date · Today's signal

Continue reading: