On This Day in History

Prime Minister Milton Margai led the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate to independence from the United Kingdom.

Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation: British forces repelled a surprise Indonesian attack on a base at Plaman Mapu in Sarawak.

The Expo 67 world's fair opened in Montreal, with 62 nations participating and more than 50 million visitors ultimately attending.

The black-ball final, one of the most famous snooker matches in history, began between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor.

Thirty people died, including players and staff of the Zambia football team and the crew, in a plane crash en route to play a World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.

American spree killer Andrew Cunanan murdered Jeffrey Trail, a former friend and a Gulf War veteran, who became the first victim of Cunanan's killing spree.

The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.

During the most active day of the 2011 Super Outbreak 218 tornadoes killed 317 people across 16 U.S. states.

Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.