GlyphSignal

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 6 min read

Top Reads

12 articles
Robert E. Lee
#1 Trending

Robert E. Lee

363,923 views · 1 min read

Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the end of the war. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a r…

#4
XHamster
359,211 views

xHamster is a pornographic video sharing and streaming website, based in Limassol, Cyprus. It was founded by Oleg Netepe…

Game of Thrones season 7
#5
Game of Thrones season 7
300,498 views

The seventh season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on July 16, 2017, and conclud…

Share

On This Day

10 events
2015
Assassination_of_Shuja_Khanzada
Suicide bombers assassinated Pakistani politician Shuja Khanzada and killed at least 21 others at his home in Attock District.
2009
2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics
At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.
1986
Typhoon_Wayne_(1986)
Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.
1977
Elvis_Presley
American singer and actor Elvis Presley (pictured) was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
1962
The_Beatles
The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).
1946
Direct_Action_Day
Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.
1945
Stanley_Internment_Camp
The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.
1942
The_Holocaust
The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".
1929
Western_Wall
A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.
1920
Battle_of_Radzymin_(1920)
The Battle of Radzymin, one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the Polish–Soviet War, concluded with a Polish victory.

Related dates

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

Pick another date · Today's signal

Continue reading: