On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. Date: July 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events…
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year. Date: July 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional integration. Date: July 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this…
Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists. Date: July 4, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary Intensive Security Unit. Date: July 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in…
Space Shuttle program: Columbia lands at Edwards Air Force Base at the end of the program's final test flight, STS-4. President Ronald Reagan declares the Space Shuttle to be operational. Date: July 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This…
Three Iranian diplomats and a journalist are kidnapped in Lebanon by Phalange forces, and their fate remains unknown. Date: July 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city. Date: July 4, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. Date: July 4, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation. Date: July 4, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)