Today in history

1548 : Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France

1620 : Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims

1785 : French cardinal De Rohan arrested

1914 : Panama Canal opens (under cost)

1947 : India declares independence from UK Islamic part becomes Pakistan

1950 : 8.6 earthquake in India kills 20000 to 30000

1968 : Pirate Radio Free London begins transmitting

1969 : The Woodstock Music and Art Festival starts at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel New York near Woodstock New York. Performers include Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin The Who The Band Joan Baez Crosby Stills Nash & Young Jefferson Airplane Santana Country Joe and the Fish Ten Years After and Sly & the Family Stone

1971 : Bahrain gains independence from Britain

1974 : Hurricane/floods ravage Bangladesh 4000 killed

1991 : 750000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park

1991 : Paul Simon's Concert in the Park takes place in Central Park. The free concert is broadcast live on HBO

1994 : Terrorist Carlos the Jackal captured in Khartoum Sudan

2007 : An 8.0 earthquake strikes Peru killing 512 people injuring more than 1500 and causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean

2020 : The Japanese bulk carrier Wakashio which stranded on a reef in Mauritius last month breaks in half. Approximately 1000 tonnes of oil are spilled into the ocean becoming the largest environmental disaster in the history of Mauritius.

2025 : US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a plan for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

2025 : The first World Humanoid Robot Games are held in Beijing, China.