1189 the Third Crusade began with the Siege of Acre 1963 Matin Luther King delivered his famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial ” I have a dream “

1883 the Krakatoa volcano erupted in Java Indonesia killing 40,000 people 1950 the ist transmission of a TV program from Europe was aired

1682 English astronomer Edmund Halley first observed the comet later named after him 1968 The Beatles released ” Hey Jude ” it became the 10th biggest song of all time

1609 Galileo demonstrated his first telescope to the Venetian lawmakers 1894 Japanese scientist Shibasaburo Kitasato discovered the infectious agent in the bubonic plague and published his work

79 until 2018 it was believed this was the day Mount Vesuvius had its major eruption burying Pompeii 2008 the summer Olympic Games in Beijing became the most watched event ever on TV 5 billion people or 70% of the world watched

1842 the Battle of Stalingrad took place with 600 Luftwaffe planes bombing Stalingrad over 40,000 people died 1996 Osama bin Laden sent the message declaring war on the Americans occupying land the 2 Holy Places