Studio 54 opened in 1977, becoming a hub for celebrities during the disco era. The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986, while the first US presidential visit to China since Nixon happened in 1984. Other events include John Wilkes Booth’s death in 1865, English colonists reaching Virginia in 1607, and the Gestapo’s formation in 1933.
Studio 54 opened. (1977) Studio 54 was the place to be during the disco era, and was frequented by Mick and Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, Cher, Salvador Dali and Michael Jackson, to name a few. The nightclub was known for its hedonism and intense parties that took place there, including Bianca Jagger riding a white horse into the club on her birthday, or the New Year’s Eve event where 4 inches (10cm) of glitter they were dumped on the floor.
The Chernobyl disaster has occurred. (1986) With over 30 dead and thousands more affected by radiation, the Chernobyl explosion is now synonymous with nuclear disaster.
US President Reagan visited China. (1984) It was the first visit by a US president since the famous one by Nixon in the 1970s. Accompanying Regan were his wife, a slew of Secret Service agents and other government officials, and more than 600 journalists.
John Wilkes Booth is dead. (1865) Booth had been on the run since he had assassinated President Lincoln several days earlier, a task made more difficult by the fact that he was a major acting star of the day. Federal agents caught up with him in Virginia that day and shot him when he refused to surrender.
English colonists reached Virginia. (1607) A party of colonists landed at Cape Henry, Virginia on this day. They would go on to establish Jamestown, the first permanent European settlement in America.
A Rolling Stones concert was shut down due to riots. (1965) Thousands of fans freaked out when power to the band’s instruments was cut off 15 minutes into their London, Ontario concert. The concert was immediately halted as rioters began passing out, throwing chairs and brawling with police.
The container shipping industry got its start in the United States. (1956) Though now common, shipping containers were not globally standardized until the 1950s, making international trade somewhat complicated.
The Gestapo was born. (1933) The Gestapo served as the Nazi Party’s official secret police and were responsible for many of the urban atrocities during World War II.
The Geneva Conference begins. (1954) The conference, which was attended by France, the United States, Great Britain, the USSR and China, among others, was intended to help promote peace in Southeast Asia. In practice, its only real effect was to draw the United States into the Vietnam War.
Nazi forces bombed Guernica. (1937) The bombing of Guernica was considered a test exercise for the newly formed Luftwaffe. It is most famous today as the subject of an anti-war painting, Guernica by Pablo Picasso.
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