TOP TEN LISTS
Today in History
Monday, 22 June 2026
2009
Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.
Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing 9 and injuring over 80.
2003
The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska
2002
An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slowness of the victims receiving aid and supplies.
1990
Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
1984
Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.
1978
Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered by American astronomer James Christy.
1976
The Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.
1969
The Cuyahoga River catches fire, which triggers a crack-down on pollution in the river.
1962
An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashes in bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies, killing 113.
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