1908

Wilbur Wright made the Wright Brothers’ first public flying demonstration, at Le Mans racecourse in France.

1969

Photographer Iain Macmillan took the iconic photo of the Beatles that would appear on the cover of their album “Abbey Road.”

1974

President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day.

2023

A series of wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and killing more than 100 people.