2013 – Meteor Crashes in Russia
A meteor that crashed in Russia’s Ural mountains injured over nine-hundred people. The crashing of the meteor caused an explosion that damaged property and injured many.
2010 – Belgium Halle Train Collision
Two trains in Buizingen carrying 250–300 people collide during the morning rush hour resulting in the first two carriages of one train being forced upwards into the air over the first carriage of the second train leaving 18 dead and 160 casualties.
1965 – Canada Maple Leaf Adopted
It was proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II of England that the Maple leaf would become Canada’s new national flag symbol. This new Canadian national flag had been raised on this day above Parliament Hill in Ottawa, which is the Capital of Canada.
1938 – Japan Invades China
An attempt to conquer China was made by the Japanese was started on this day when a total of 60,000 soldiers entered Northern China by way of planes and tanks. They were attempting to complete the same type of conquest that was lead by Kubia Kahn, the Mongol emperor. The Japanese had threatened to bottle up 400,000 Chinese people on China’s central front. The location of this attack covered approximately 20 miles, from the Yellow River to the Henan Capital provincial (Kaifeng).
