Today's Date
Time Zone: Europe/London ((BST), GMT+01:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 276
• Week number: 40
• Leap year: No - Next is 2024
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 07:02 am
• Sunset time: 06:38 pm
• Day length: 11h 36m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 77%
• Moon Age: 19.44 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days Today
Today in History
2008
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase distressed assets of financial corporations and supply cash directly to banks to keep them afloat.
1995
Former pro football star and actor O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, ending what many called “the Trial of the Century.”.
1993
The Battle of Mogadishu takes place, in which 18 US soldiers and some 1,000 Somalis are killed during an attempt to capture officials of the warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid’s organization.
1990
After 40 years of division, East and West Germany are reunited as one nation.
1989
Art Shell becomes the first African American to coach a professional football team, the Los Angeles Raiders.
1985
The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight.
1963
A violent coup in Honduras ends a period of political reform and ushers in two decades of military rule.
1955
Two children’s television programs and a family sitcom all destined to become classics debut: Captain Kangaroo, Mickey Mouse Club, and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
1952
The UK successfully develops a nuclear weapon, becoming the world’s third nuclear power
1951
A “shot is heard around the world” when New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson hits a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the National League pennant.
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