in History
Pro-Alid forces seize control of Mosul
During the Second Fitna, pro-Alid forces achieved a significant victory over the Umayyad Caliphate at the Battle of Khazir near present-day Mosul. The triumph allowed them to take control of the strategically vital city in northern Mesopotamia, temporarily shifting the balance of power in the bitter struggle for leadership of the Muslim world.
The geophysicist who co-founded Texas Instruments
Cecil Howard Green was born in Whitehaven, England, and emigrated to North America as a child. Trained as a geophysicist and engineer at MIT, he co-founded Geophysical Service Incorporated, which later became Texas Instruments, one of the most influential technology companies of the twentieth century. His philanthropy transformed universities on three continents.
World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 60 to 75 million people.