Jimmy Carter elected 39th U.S. president
Jimmy Carter, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002 and Democratic former governor of Georgia, was elected 39th president of the United States this day in 1976, narrowly defeating Republican Gerald R. Ford. 1976.
The first resident crew—including one American and two Russians—arrived at the International Space Station. 2000.
A computer science student named Robert Morris released the first computer worm onto the Internet; meant as an experiment, it brought some 6,000 computers (one-tenth of the Internet) to a halt. 1988.
King Saud of Saudi Arabia was formally deposed; he was succeeded by his brother Faisal. 1964.
Ngo Dinh Diem, who used dictatorial powers to rule South Vietnam as its president, was killed in a coup led by his generals. 1963.
American aviator and filmmaker Howard Hughes piloted the Spruce Goose, an eight-engine wooden flying boat intended to carry 750 passengers, on its only flight, which covered a distance of one mile. 1947.
The British Broadcasting Corporation officially launched its first television channel, which was also the world’s first regular TV service. 1936.
The British issued the Balfour Declaration, a statement of support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”; it was made in a letter from Arthur James Balfour, the British foreign secretary. 1917.
Shah Rukh Khan (born November 2, 1965, Delhi, India) is an Indian actor known for his powerful screen presence and global appeal. Commonly known as SRK (an abbreviation of his full name), he is regarded as one of the icons of Indian cinema and an integral part of popular culture. His portrayal of the romantic hero in Bollywood films such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995; “The Brave-Hearted Will Win the Bride”) is regarded as unrivaled. Two of his releases in 2023—Jawan (“Soldier”) and Pathaan—are among the 10 top-grossing Indian films of all time. To his millions of fans worldwide, he is “King Khan.”
