On This Day…

1849 – Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and pioneer in psychology (Nobel Prize 1904), born in Ryazan, Russia.

1946 – 1st edition of Tintin (Kuifje), publishes until June 1993

1960 – The first in a series of historic televised debates (seen by some 85 to 120 million viewers) between U.S. presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon was broadcast this day in 1960.

1960 – Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivers a 4 hour and 29-minute long speech at the United Nations

1968 – “Oliver!” directed by Carol Reed and starring Mark Lester and Ron Moody premieres in London (Best Picture 1969)

1969 – The Beatles release “Abbey Road” album, their last-recorded album.

1985 – Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Libya

1997 – An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse

Via Britanicca / On This Day