On this day…

In 1640, English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland.

In 1898, The Goodyear tire company is founded.

In 1958, Michael Jackson was born.

In 1994, British band Oasis release their debut album “Definitely Maybe”, becomes fastest-selling album ever in UK

In 1997, Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business

In 2003, in Iraq, a car bombing killed 83 Iraqis, including top Shi’ite Muslim leader Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim, in an apparent assassination at the Imam Ali mosque in Najaf.

In 2004, in Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games, which took the Olympics back to their roots and provided drama right down to the last gold medal.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina rammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast with 140 mph (225 kph) winds and a 30-foot (9-metre) storm surge, devastating the city of New Orleans and killing 1,330 people across the region.

Via Britannica, On This Day

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