Today in History

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, becoming the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.1953
Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changed the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as 'Turkey' to 'Türkiye.'2022
Birth of the Italian Republic:In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.1946
Guglielmo Marconi applied for a patent for his wireless telegraph.1896
Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, became the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.1910
Surveyor program:Surveyor 1 landed in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.1966
The Slavic congress in Prague began.1848
After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover occurred as the plane's doors opened. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations were put in place.1983