Today in History: In 1984 the first human flew in space
Christopher Ashton Kutcher was born on the 7th of February 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S
1984 First Human To Fly In Space
Astronaut Bruce McCandless unhooked a lifeline and became the first human to fly free in space, using a gas-powered jet-pack to propel himself nearly 300 feet away from the Earth-orbiting U.S. space shuttle Challenger and back again.
1964 – U.S.A. The Beatles
The Beatles arrive on their first visit to the United States, where Thousands of fans greet them at Kennedy Airport in New York in what can only be described as Beetle Mania. The Beatles’ first scheduled appearance was on American television on Sunday on the Ed Sullivan show ( 73 million people or 40% of Americans tuned in to watch the Beatles sing All My Loving, Till There Was You, She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing There and I Want To Hold Your Hand. )
1971 – Switzerland Women Get The Vote
Women in Switzerland were granted the right to vote today there are only five other countries who still continue to bar women from the polls, the Arab states of Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and tiny Liechtenstein.
2005 – Round The World Record
Ellen MacArthur sets a new single handed round the world voyage in the record-breaking time of 71 days and 15 hours.
2009 – Australia Black Saturday Bushfires
The fires were the result of some of the worst bushfire-weather conditions ever recorded with temperatures in the mid to high 40s °C and wind speeds in excess of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). The worst fires were in the north-eastern area of Melbourne where a single fire accounted for the loss of 120 lives. Due to the strong winds bush fires were turned into firestorms which moved and burned with incredible speed and ferocity. Some of the worst effected towns which were almost completely destroyed, included Kinglake, Marysville, Narbethong, Strathewen and Flowerdale.
2010 – Super Bowl XLIV breaks viewing records
The New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl win over the Indianapolis Colts has become the most watched TV program in U.S. history. A record 106.5 million people watched the game. This figure tops the 1983 finale of M*A*S*H, which drew 105.97 million viewers. The previous Super Bowl record was 2009’s game between Pittsburgh and Arizona, which was watched by 98.7 million.
