On this day in 1836, the inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe took place in Paris, France.
On this day in 1890, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh died two days after shooting himself in the chest.
On this day in 1948, the first Summer Olympics to be held in 12 years due to WWII, opened in London.
On this day in 2009, Microsoft and Yahoo announced together that the two companies had reached a 10-year search and advertising cooperation agreement.