Today in 1936, Alan Turing submitted "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he set out the theoretical basis for modern computers.
Today in 1940, an airtight steel and concrete time capsule with over a thousand artifacts was buried under Ogelthorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia. The plan is that the capsule will be opened in 8113. According to the University, the opening date was calculated by the first fixed date in history: 4241 B.C. when, most historians agreed, the Egyptian calendar was established. Exactly 6177 years had passed between 4241 B.C. and 1936 A.D., and Jacobs projected the same period of time forward from 1936, thus arriving at the date 8113 A.D. for the crypt's opening. What’s in it? See HERE.
Today in 1961, the human rights organization, Amnesty International, was founded.
Today in 1987, to the embarrassment of Soviet officials, young West German pilot Mathias Rust [[mah-TEE’-uhs rust]] landed a private plane in Moscow’s Red Square without authorization. (Rust was freed by the Soviets August 3rd, 1988).
Today in 1998, Susan Terebey discovered a planet outside of our solar system with the use of photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Today in 2013, calling it perhaps the biggest money-laundering scheme in American history, federal prosecutors charged seven people with running what amounted to an online, underworld bank, saying that Liberty Reserve handled $6-billion for drug dealers, child pornographers, identity thieves and other criminals around the globe.
Today in 2016, Harambe, a gorilla from the Cincinnati Zoo, was shot after dragging a 3-year-old boy who had slipped into its enclosure.
Today in 2018, Coco-Cola launched its first alcoholic drink – Lemon-Do – on island of Kyushu, Japan.