1590 results for “World War” — type: events (345 ms)
Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students.
The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
England defeats West Germany to win the FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium 4–2 after extra time.
The Trans-Canada Highway, the then-longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup by beating Argentina.
The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.
Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet.
Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air.
The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.