On This Day in History

Korean War: A North Korean attack was repelled by Allied forces at the Battle of Nam River.

The first Glastonbury Festival was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.

Greek student Kostas Georgakis set himself on fire in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the military junta of Georgios Papadopoulos.

An earthquake registering Mw 8.0 struck Mexico City, killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.

Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps.

Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, was published in The Washington Post almost three months after it was submitted.

Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.

Chinese authorities cancelled a run of performances of The Mongol Khan, the first Mongolian play to be performed internationally, forty minutes before its planned premiere in Hohhot.