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All Events

1666

Great Fire of London Begins

A fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane and rapidly spread, destroying much of the medieval City of London over four days. It led to major rebuilding efforts, including the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral by Christopher Wren.

🌋 Disasters
1945

Japanese Surrender in WWII

Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender, formally ending World War II. The ceremony followed the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet declaration of war.

⚔️ Wars & Conflicts
1969

First ATM in the United States

Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre, New York, installed the first automated teller machine (ATM) in the United States. The machine, advertised as opening the bank 24 hours a day, revolutionized personal banking.

💻 Technology
1998

Swissair Flight 111 Crash

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route from New York to Geneva crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people on board. The disaster was caused by an in-flight fire originating from faulty wiring.

🌋 Disasters
2013

Launch of NASA's LADEE Mission

NASA launched the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft on a mission to study the Moon's thin exosphere and dust environment. It provided crucial data about the lunar atmosphere before its planned impact on the Moon's surface.

🔬 Science & Discovery