🕰️ On This Day in History
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2012 — The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain's negligence and irresponsibility. There are...
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2001 — An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
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1998 — Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.
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1993 — Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
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1991 — Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1000 others.
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