30.BC
Cleopatra VII commits suicide by being bitten by an Egyptian cobra
1762
The British capture the island of Cuba from the Spanish after a two month siege.
1896
Gold is discovered near Dawson City, Yukon Territory beginning the Klondike gold rush.
1898
Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory following the end of the Spanish American War
1908
Henry Ford rolls the first massed produced Model T off the assembly line.
1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall
1964
Ian Fleming author and creator of James Bond dies of a heart attack at the age of 57
1981
IBM debuts its first Personal Computer for commercial sale the 5051
1948
Last but not least on this day my (breck0882) father was born, Happy birthday Dad