The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “755 – An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during the Tang Dynasty of China” and the most recent is “2003 – President George W. Bush signs the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 into law. The law establishes the United States’ first national standards for the sending of commercial e-mail and requires the Federal Trade Commission to enforce its provisions.”
A few other things that also occurred on this day are:
1773 – The Sons of Liberty throw a tea party in Boston.
1997 – Over 650 Japanese children go into seizures due to strobe-like effects broadcast during a TV show.
1998 – The US and UK begin Operation:Desert Fox, a 4-day bombing & cruise missile attack on Iraq.
Happy birthday to Billy Gibbons, Patti Deutsch, Tony Hicks, and Steven Bochco.
wait. you posted the actual video that caused the seizures!? what are you trying to do to us??!!