Today in History

1999 Ehud Barak becomes Prime Minister of IsraelDuring his tenure, Barak attempted to revive the peace negotiations with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). However, his efforts were unsuccessful. 1990 The WHO deletes...

1975 Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to conquer Mount EverestThe ascent by the Japanese adventurer came 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to...

1948 Egypt, Syria, Transjordan and Iraq invade IsraelThe First Arab-Israeli War was initiated by Israel's proclamation of independence on the day before the invasion. It lasted nearly 10 months and...

1973 Skylab blasts off into orbitThe United States' first space station crashed back to Earth on July 11, 1979, four years ahead of schedule. In its six years of service,...