TODAY IN HISTORY – 29th Aug, 2026 – ORBITS NEWS
By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu
Do not say you don’t know until you study to know. Part of our ignorance is eliminated in prints. (V. John Simeon)
Today’s today in history has a lot to offer. Kindly take a look at some amazing historical events you probably knew nothing about;
On this day in 1498, Vasco da Gama decided to depart Calicut and return to the Kingdom of Portugal.
Still on this day in 1831, Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
Today in history records that in 1869, the Mount Washington Cog Railway opened, making it the world’s first mountain-climbing rack railway.
Again, on this day in 1885, Gottlieb Daimler patented the world’s first motorcycle with an internal combustion engine, the Reitwagen.
It was on this day in 1898, that the Goodyear tire company was founded in Akron, Ohio.
Today in history records that in the year 1949, Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
Still on this day in 1966, leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
In the year 1997, on this day, Netflix was launched as an internet DVD rental service.
In 1997 on this day, at least 98 villagers were killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
Today in history records that in the year 2012, the XIV Paralympic Games opened in London, England, United Kingdom.
In 2020, today in history has it that 2020 Women’s FA Community Shield recorded.
Regrettably, Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor would have been enjoying his 68th birthday today. However, he died in 2009.
The remarkable Nigerian goal keeper, Vincent Enyeama, was born to life on this day in 1982.
Today is International Day against Nuclear Tests.
By tomorrow, today in history will treat us to another revealing round of historical events. Until then, happy weekend!
