HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

31st MAY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

1700s / 18th century history on the 31st of May

1790 : The United States enacted the first federal copyright act, known as the Copyright Act of 1790.

1800s / 19th century history on the 31st of May

1859 : BiG BEN went into operation in London , when the famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320 foot high St. Stephen’s Tower, rang out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time on this day.

1890 Recording of London’s Big Ben Clock Tower tolling at 10:30am, 10:45am, and 11am, as it was recorded on the 16th July in 1890 on an Edison Phonograph by Miss Ferguson and Graham Hope. (video uploaded on YouTube by Jim Pig Productions)
1900s / 20th century history on the 31st of May

1911 : The RMS Titanic was launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Real footage of Titanic leaving Belfast in 1911 (British Pathé verified YouTube channel video)

1930 : Clint Eastwood the American actor was born in San Francisco, California, USA.

1935 : Earthquake destroyed Quetta in Pakistan, and killed 40,000 people.

1942 : Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines started attacks on Sydney, in Australia, during World War II.

1955 : Tommy Emmanuel (AM) the Australian guitarist was born William Thomas Emmanuel in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. Official website : TommyEmmanuel.com

Tommy Emmanuel performing Classical Gas, a song composed by Mason Williams (Tommy Emmanuel verified YouTube channel official video) over 22 million views since 2011

1962 : Corey Hart the Canadian singer was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Official website : CoreyHart.com

Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night – song released in 1983 (Corey Hart Official verified YouTube channel video)

1965 : Brooke Shields the American actress was born in Manhattan, New York, USA.

The Blue Lagoon 1980 movie trailer in HD quality, featuring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins

1966 : Diesel the American-Australian singer and guitarist was born Mark Denis Lizotte in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Official website : DieselMusic.com.au

Johnny Diesel & The Injectors performing Don’t Need Love live at The Factory in 1988 (Official Diesel Music verified YouTube channel video)

1970 : Ancash earthquake in Peru hit with a severe maximum intensity, which created a landslide that buried the town of Yungay. Up to 70,000 people were killed.

2000s / 21st century history on the 31st of May

2008 : Usain Bolt broke the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal time of 9.72 seconds.

Usain Bolt Breaks 100m World Record in Beijing 2008 | The Olympics On The Record (Olympics verified YouTube channel official video)

2013 : Asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon made its closest approach to Earth.

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