1944 Polish resistance fighter start the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi Germany 250,000 people were killed 1952 rock singer Sting is born today he is 69 years old

1888 National Geographic magazine is published for the first time 1975 Mohammad Ali beat Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila to retain the world heavyweight boxing title in Quezon City Pilippines

In Japan often you see the sign ” CLOSE ” this is nor correct the sign should read ” CLOSED ‘ if you want a correct translation for the situation

1846 Anesthetic ether is used for the very first time by an American dentist Dr William Morton to extract a tooth 1960 the cartoon ” The Flintstones ” premiered on ABC-TV in USA it was created by Hanna-Barbera

1567 the ” War of Religion begins in France-Huguenots after the attempt to kidnap King Charles IX 1829 the first units of the London Metropolitan Police appear on the streets of the British Capital

551 BC Confucius was born 1887 the Yellow River or Huang He flowed in China it killed between 900,000 to 2 million people it remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in world history