On This Day

Highlights from this day in history.

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"Pulp Fiction" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival #onthisday in 1994.

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The Hubble Space Telescope was lifted into orbit #onthisday in 1990. Thanks for all the images!

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#OnThisDay in 1889 - In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.

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52 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic 'I Have a Dream’ speech.

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Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry on this day in 1944.

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Bugs Bunny first appeared on this day in 1940 in the animated short 'A Wild Hare.' Happy 75th birthday!

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Disneyland opened its gates to the public 60 years ago today!

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Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight premiered in New York on this day 7 years ago.

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On this day in 1957, a 16-year-old named Pele made his debut for Brazil. The rest is history.

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Apple released the first iPhone on this day 8 years ago.

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On this day in 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes patents his newest invention, the "type writer".

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Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in theatres on this day in 1981.

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On this day in 1942, Anne Frank received an autograph book for her thirteenth birthday. That book became her diary.

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81 years ago today, Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.

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#OnThisDay in 1965 - 50 years ago - Ed White becomes the first American to conduct a spacewalk.

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#OnThisDay in 1967 - The Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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#OnThisDay in 1926 - Actress, model and singer Norma Mortenson is born. She later changed her name to @MarilynMonroe.

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#OnThisDay in 1964 - The first Ford Mustang is unveiled at World's Fair.

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#OnThisDay in 1912 - RMS Titanic sinks following a collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

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#OnThisDay in 1865 - 150 years ago - President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre, D.C.