Today, on this auspicious day ...

- The Romans destructed the secon temple in Jerusalem. (70AD)
- The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies. (1265)
- The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the Al Kasr al Kebir battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal. (1578)
- Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of Champagne. (1693)
- Prince Edward Island comes into being as the British Crown separates Ile St-Jean from Nova Scotia. The new colony, population 250, is given a governor, lieutenant-governor, executive and legislative councils, a Supreme Court and civil service, and plans are made for a legislative assembly. (1769)
- Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths. (1783)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, an English poet (d. 1822) is born in 1792
- Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato. (1796)
- Atkinson & Alexander publish The Saturday Evening Post for the first time as a weekly newspaper. (1821)
- Plans for the city of Chicago were laid out. (1830)
- while protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Sioux near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed. (1873)
- Louis Armstrong, an American trumpeter and singer (d. 1971) is born in 1901.
- Central railway station, Sydney opens. (1906)
- Germany invades Belgium. In response, the United Kingdom declares war on Germany. The United States declare their neutrality. (1914)
- An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. (1946)
- The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time. (1958)
- Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th and current President of the United States, is born in Honolulu in 1961.
- The American-Korean actor Daniel Dae Kim is born in Busan, South Korea, in 1968.
- U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. (1977)
- The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. (1984)
- The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly". (1987)
- A federal judge sentences Los Angeles Police Department officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights. (1993)
- Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada's 27th Governor General. (2005)
- NASA's Phoenix spaceship is launched. (2007)

BUT, most auspiciously and importantly, on this glorious day several moons ago, talitha78 first came into this world! Have the bestes birthday ever, darling, with just the right mix of people, and pressies, and cake, and fun, and hugs!!!!