On this day in 1957, the Suez Canal in Egypt was cleared and opened to shipping.
On this day in 1969, the first British-built Concorde 002 made its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
On this day in 1991, Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union.
On this day 2013, a 6.1–magnitude earthquake hit Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.