TODAY IN HISTORY
• World Milk Day
• Global Day of Parents
• 2019 - USA
All applicants to the United States of America will have to submit their social media username and five years’ worth of email addresses and phone numbers as part of rigorous screening to obtain a visa. Pres. Donald Trump said the country will embark on “extreme vetting” to keep America and its citizens safe.
• 2019 - UK
Liverpool football club was crowned champion of the 2018/ 2019 UEFA Champions League after defeating Tottenham in an all English final. Liverpool scored early in the first half and late on in the second half to seal the victory.
• 2018 - Nigeria
A reception by the All Progressives Congress for the candidate of the party in the July 14th governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, went awry when a mobile police officer shot a former member of the House of Representatives, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele and five others.
• 2016 - Nigeria
Diamond Bank Plc fired 200 members of its workers as economic challenges affecting the country continue to batter the financial services industry. Also, Ecobank Nigeria sacked over 1,040 of its employees
• 2015 - China
A ship carrying 458 people capsized on Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 400 people.
• 2009 - USA
General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest US bankruptcy in history.
• 2001 - Nepal
Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shot and killed several members of his family including his parents.
• 1994 - S/ Africa
South Africa became a Commonwealth republic.
• 1980 - USA
Cable News Network ( CNN) began broadcasting. It was founded by American media proprietor Ted Turner as a 24- hour cable news channel. Upon its launch, CNN was the first television channel to provide 24- hour news coverage and was the first all- news television channel in the US.
• 1964 - Kenya
Kenya became a republic with Jomo Kenyatta as its first president ( 1964 to 1978)
• 1938 - USA
Superman made his first appearance in D. C. Comics’ Action Comics Series issue # 1, published by Romaniaborn American Harry Donenfeld. The comic sold for 10 cents. By 1995 surviving copies sold for over $ 75,000