On this day in 1945, Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko defected to Canada. 

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On this day in 1882, Edison's Pearl Street Station in Manhattan began generating electricity. 

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This day in 1967 is known in Sweden as Dagen H, or H Day, the day that left-hand traffic in the country switched to right-hand traffic. 

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On this day in 1885, white miners killed Chinese miners and looted and burned their homes in Rock Springs, Wyoming. 

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On this day in 1969, the Free Officers Movement overthrew King Idris I, and Muammar Gaddafi assumed power. 

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On this day in 1963, the prime minister of Singapore declared de facto independence for the country. 

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On this day in 1892, the steamship Moravia arrived in New York harbor late in the evening. By this point, 22 of the ship's 358 passengers had died from cholera.

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On this day in history, race car driver Wendell Scott was born in Virginia. Learn more about Scott in a two-part episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/tags/wendell-scott.htm.

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On this day in history, one of the largest recorded geomagnetic storms, known as the Carrington event, began.

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On this day in 1883, the eruption of Krakatau reached its climax. It was one of the deadliest eruptions in modern history. 

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