Today in History

1890 - Yoshemite National Park is established in California.

1940 - America’s first toll superhighway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, opens to traffic.

1970 - Egypt’s Vice-President, Anwar Sadat, succeeds the late Jamal Abdul Nasser as President.

1971 - Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida.

1981 - Dubai Aluminium Company marks its first fullday production for the entire smelter complex.

1985 - Israel bombs the Palestinian Liberation Organisation headquarters in Tunisia, killing 73 people.

1986 - Former US President Jimmy Carter’s presidential library and museum is dedicated in Atlanta.

1988 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes President of the Soviet Union.

2001 - France wins the FIFA under-17 World Championship.