Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin awarded Nobel Peace Prize
On this day in 1978, Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel were awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for negotiations that resulted first in the Camp David Accords, then in a peace treaty between their countries. 1978.
Catalonia‘s parliament voted to declare the region independent from Spain, resulting in the central government’s dismissing that legislative body and calling for new elections, in which the majority of seats were claimed by the pro-independence movement. 2017.
Taylor Swift released 1989, which she described as her first “official pop album.” It was a blockbuster hit and won the Grammy Award for album of the year. On the same date in 2023 she released 1989 (Taylor’s Version), a rerecording of the original. 2014
The Boston Red Sox ended the “Curse of the Bambino”—an alleged hex that began in 1920 when the team’s owner sent Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in exchange for $125,000 and a personal loan—by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series title. It was the Red Sox’s first MLB championship in 86 years. 2004.
At a concert near Tel Aviv, the music of German composer Richard Wagner, which many associate with the Nazi regime, was played for the first time in public in Israel. 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island country lying within the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, achieved its independence. 1979.
Christopher Columbus sailed to Cuba and claimed the island for Spain. 1492.
