TODAY IN HISTORY – 17th Jun, 2026 – Orbit News
By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu.
History does not repeat itself, people repeat history and falsely accuse history of repeating itself.
This revelational truth by V. John Simeon is yet another remarkable side of history that has been overlooked with reckless abandon.
Ricky resident in all of us is the power to get things right, and the earlier we started, the better for everyone.
On this day in 1831, the steam locomotive Best Friend of Charleston causes the first boiler explosion caused by a steam locomotive.
Still on this day in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
According to Today in History, it was on this day in 1939 that they recorded the last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
It was also on this day in 1944 that Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
Still on this day in 1967, with regards to nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
Today in History has shown that in 1991 (on this day), Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
Sadly on this day in 2019, Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after the Egyptian revolution (born 1951) died.
Regrettably on this day in 2021, Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (born 1924) died.
In Nigeria, today represents the exact moment Nigeria began taking control of its own financial and corporate destiny. A well calculated and successful move in breaking away from the British monopoly. Hence, the execution of Akintola Williams’ first audit (1950).
Today is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
Until tomorrow when Today in History comes back to you with a bang, please keep pointing in the right direction.
