Birth of Andre the Giant
Billie Jean King triumphs in Tennis Battle of the Sexes

Popular Culture
Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time
Bert Trautmann breaks neck during FA Cup Final
Big Ben goes into operation in London
Berlin blockade lifted
Berlin is partitioned
Berlin airlift begins

Battles
Benjamin Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm

Science and Technology
Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar Evers
National Beer Day

Popular Culture
Beatles arrive in New York
Beastie Boys show turns in to riot
Battle of Stalingrad Ends
BBC Broadcast first experimental TV programme

Popular Culture
Battle of Antietam, American Civil War

Battles
Barry Manilow breaks his nose
Balfour Declaration supports creation of Israel
Balsa raft completes 4,300 mile journey
Aztec rebel against Cortes
Australia Day

Attack on America

Battles
Atlanta falls to General Sherman
Assassin-tainment!
Archaeologists enter Tutankhamen’s tomb

Ancient History
Apple calendar Emoji day
Apollo and Soyuz meet in space
Apollo 13 returns to Earth
Apollo 12 lifts off on mission to the moon
Today marks the date Anne Frank and her family were captured.
Anne Frank is captured

WW2
Apache chief Geronimo surrenders
Amundsen reaches South Pole
Photo shows the house where Anne Frank lived in Amsterdam and where she hid with her parents to escape from Nazis between June 1942 and August 4, 1944.
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding

WW2
Americans secure Guadalcanal
American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir
Amazon starts selling music online

Politics