What happened today?

When you come home from school or work, does your family always ask you " How was your day?" " or " What happened today?" well they do for me and there have been many a time when I was lost for words. This recent observation led me to curiously research what important events occured today:

1977- NASA launches the first Viking planetary probe towards Mars.

1988-A cease-fire is agreed on in hte Iran- Iraq war after eight years.

1907- Alan Reed, who was the original voice of the Flinstones was born.

1974- The actress Amy Adams was born.

additionally:

World Union Day

Nepal's Children's day