Today in Histroy

215 BC A temple, built on the Capitoline Hill, is dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene
1014 King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control
1597 William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance
1861 Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces (US Civil War)
1968 1st decimal coins issued in Britain (5 & 10 new pence, replacing shilling and two-shilling pieces)
1984 AIDS-virus identified as HTLV-III (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Today in TV & Movies

1896 Vitascope system of movie projection 1st shown at Koster & Bial’s Music Hall (NYC)
2016 Beyoncé releases her 6th album “Lemonade” with a 1 hour film on HBO

Today in Sports

2013 West Indian cricketer, Chris Gayle, smashes the fastest century in history (30 balls)