TODAY IN HISTORY – 17th Aug, 2026 – ORBITS NEWS
By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu.
History is a time calculator, its uncommon ability to track and accurately show results when engaged is dependent upon our input.
This timely truth comes from V. John Simeon and it sets the stage for the historical events that will be poured out on this day’s episode of today in history.
On this day in 1560, the Catholic Church was overthrown and Protestantism was established as the national religion in Scotland.
Still on this day in 1896, Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
Today in history has it that on this day in 1945, the novella Animal Farm by George Orwell was first published.
Again, on this date in 2005, over 500 bombs were set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh.
It was on this day in 2008 that the American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
It was on this day in 1941 that General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) was born in Minna, Niger State. He later played a major role in military governance, taking power in 1985 and creating several new states and national infrastructure projects during his tenure.
As the point man that I am, please keep pointing in the right.
