2020
According to On This Day, Diego, a 100-year-old tortoise lived at the San Diego Zoo until 1977, he had been sent to the Galapagos to save his species from extinction.
2016
According to History Channel, Lionel Messi wins his record 5th award with 41.33% of the votes; American midfielder Carli Lloyd is Women’s World Player of the Year.
2007
According to On This Day, Author J.K. Rowling finishes the 7th and last Harry Potter novel in room 552 of the Balmoral Hotel.
1999
According to History Channel, Marty Schottenheimer resigns as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
1922
According to History Channel, Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes, Frederick Banting injects fellow 14 year old Canadian Leonard Thompson
1879
According to On this Day, Anglo-Zulu War begins as British Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford invades Zululand in South Africa
1838
According to On This Day, First public demonstration of telegraph messages sent using dots and dashes at Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown
1693
According to History Channel, Most powerful earthquake in Italian recorded history strikes Sicily and Southern Italy with an estimated magnitude of 7.4. Tsunamis followed and devastated coastal villages on the Ionian Sea and the Straits of Messina.
