On this day in 1958, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (better known as NASA).
On this day in 1981, a worldwide TV audience of over 700 million people watched the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
On this day in 1987, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand signed the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).