Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated during a military parade by Islamist extremists.
📍 Cairo, Egypt
Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during Yom Kippur, starting the Yom Kippur War.
📍 Middle East
Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed the Suez Canal and attacked the Golan Heights in a coordinated offensive against Israel.
📍 Suez Canal & Golan Heights
Singapore inaugurated Merlion Park, establishing the Merlion as a national symbol and major tourist attraction.
📍 Singapore
The United States announced the successful detonation of the first hydrogen bomb, escalating the nuclear arms race.
📍 Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
Germany deployed the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first jet-powered fighter, in combat during WWII.
📍 Europe
The Chinese Communist Party established the Jiangxi Soviet, a key step in the rise of communism in China.
📍 Jiangxi, China
*The Jazz Singer* premiered in New York, becoming the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue.
📍 New York City, United States
Architect Le Corbusier presented his radical urban design Plan Voisin, influencing modern city planning.
📍 Paris, France
The first 3D film, *The Power of Love*, was shown to the public in Los Angeles, marking a milestone in cinematic technology.
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States
Australia conducted its first official airmail delivery, connecting Melbourne and Sydney by air.
📍 Melbourne, Australia
Lee de Forest invented the Audion, the first vacuum tube, paving the way for modern electronics and radio technology.
📍 New York, United States
Dutch physician Willem Einthoven performed the first electrocardiogram, revolutionizing cardiac diagnostics.
📍 Leiden, Netherlands
Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize.
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island as the first U.S. National Wildlife Refuge.
📍 Florida, United States
New York authorized the use of the electric chair as a method of execution, introducing a new era in capital punishment.
📍 Albany, New York, United States
The American Library Association (ALA) was founded to promote library services and literacy worldwide.
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jesse James and his gang committed the first successful U.S. train robbery, becoming infamous outlaws.
📍 Indiana, United States
Ralph Wedgwood patented carbon paper, simplifying the duplication of handwritten documents.
📍 London, United Kingdom
The University of Heidelberg, Germany's oldest university, was founded, becoming a center of European learning.
📍 Heidelberg, Germany