Today:
1057: Macbeth, King of Scotland, is killed in battle by the forces of Malcolm Canmore, the son of the king he had slain.
1519: Panama City, Panama is founded.
1877: Thomas Edison makes the first ever sound recording.
1914: The Panama Canal officially opens with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
1939: The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
1947: India gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1960: The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France.
1969: The Woodstock Music & Art Fair begins near Bethel, New York.
1973: The United States military ends all combat operations in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
2021: The Taliban takes control of the Afghan capital of Kabul as U.S. forces withdraw.