2012
NASA’s Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
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1996
1986
Timothy Dalton became the fourth actor to be named “James Bond.”
1983
First NFL exhibition game in Europe; Minnesota Vikings beat St Louis Cardinals 28-10 at London’s Wembley Stadium.
1965
Beatles release “Help” album in UK.
1960
Chubby Checker performs his version of “The Twist” on “The Dick Clark Show” starting a worldwide dance craze.
1945
The American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb named “Little Boy” over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed.
1932
1st Venice Film Festival opens, the world’s oldest film festival.