On This Day: Uruguay defeated Argentina to win the first Football World Cup, Indian troops landed in Sri Lanka and more
1872 | The wireless telegraphy technology was patented by Mahlon Loomis an American Dentist. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) 1928 | The first amateur colour motion picture was shown by George Eastman to guests at his New York house, including inventor Thomas Edison. (Image: George Eastman Museum) 1935 | The first Penguin book was published that marked the start of the paperback revolution. (Image: Penguin Books) 1945 | The military cruiser USS Indianapolis of America was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine after delivering the atomic bomb across the Pacific. About 880 of the crew died, and many were attacked by sharks. The incident inspired the movie ‘Jaws’. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) 1954 | The fifth British Empire Games and Commonwealth Games opened in Vancouver, Canada. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) 1991 | The iconic heavy metal band Metallica released their famous single “Enter Sandman”. (Image: Metallica Youtube) 2003 | The last production vehicle of the iconic ‘old style’ Volkswagen Beetle model was rolled off the assembly line in Mexico. (Image: Reuters) 2018 | The official Malaysian investigation into the disappearance of Flight MH370 was concluded without being able to determine what happened to the flight and its passengers. (Image: Shutterstock)
