On this day in 1924, a letter sent from Grigory Zinoviev to the Communist Party of Britain was published in the British newspaper Daily Mail. The document is now believed to be a forgery. 

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On this day in 1975, women in Iceland went on strike to protest their low wages and emphasize the value of women's work. 

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On this day in 1911, Italian Captain Carlo Piazza flew the first aerial reconnaissance mission in a Blériot XI during the Italo-Turkish War.  

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On this day in 1966, The Supremes became the first all-female group with a number one album - "The Supremes A' Go-Go" - on the Billboard 200. 

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On this day in 1956, Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi was captured, signaling the effective end of the Mau Mau Uprising. 

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On this day in 1951, a white football player for Oklahoma A&M assaulted a Black player for Drake University named Johnny Bright in an incident that was suspected to be racially motivated.

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On this day in 1909, French nuclear chemist and discoverer of francium Marguerite Perey was born. 

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On this day in 1954, Texas Instruments announced the invention of the first commercial transistor radio, the Regency TR-1. 

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On this day in 1814, a flood of beer burst out of a London brewery, killing eight people and injuring others. 

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On this day in 1834, the Palace of Westminster was destroyed in a fire. 

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