What happened On This Day in History?!
Gunners & Ali - On This Day
Wednesday, 7 February 2024 - 3 minutes
On This Day...
- Monopoly, marketed by Parker Brothers, went on sale in the US in 1935.
- Pinocchio, the Disney animated film, premiered in the US in 1940.
- Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in caves west of Jordan in 1947.
- Bee Gees left Australia and returned to the UK in 1967.
- Swiss Women were allowed to vote for the first time in 1971.
- Pink Floyd performed The Wall for the first time in concert in Los Angeles in 1980.
- Michael Jackson's Thriller became the best-selling album of all time in 1984.
- Lindy Chamberlain was freed from prison in 1986.
- Concorde took a then record 2 hr 52-minute flight between New York and London in 1996.
- And Melbourne recorded it's hottest day with a temp of 46.4 degrees.
Source: YouTube/Disney/ClassicTrailers
