On this day in 1940, Winston Churchill made the "Finest Hour" speech.
On this day in 1953, the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ended with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
On this day in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
On this day in 1984, a major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners took place in South Yorkshire, during the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike.
And on this day in 2009, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft, was launched.