1979 - A major accident occurred at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, when a nuclear power reactor overheated and suffered a partial meltdown.
Fact of the Day
Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s barber sold his hair for $3,000 without Armstrong’s consent. Armstrong threatened to sue unless the barber donated the money to charity, which he did.
Nature Oddities
They don’t call them snapping turtles for nothing. While snapping turtles are not typically aggressive, when threatened they can bite with enough force to bite a person’s finger completely off.
Food and Drink
Croissants are not French. They were actually invented in Vienna, Austria, to celebrate the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, mirroring the crescent moon on the Turkish flag. French-born Marie Antoinette actually introduced croissants to France.