On this day in history : September 4
On this day in history : September 4
1972: USSR performs underground nuclear test
1972: Thieves steal 18 paintings from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in what was at the time the largest art theft in North America.
1972: Kenyan legend Kipchoge Keino follows his 1,500m gold in Mexico City with an Olympic record 8:23.64 to win the 3,000m steeplechase at the Munich Olympics
1984: Nigerian singer Fela Anikulapo Kuti sentenced to 2 years.
1995: The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.
1998: 1st ever “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” hosted by Chris Tarrant debuts on ITV in Britain
1998: Google is formally incorporated by Larry page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University….
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