Today in history 93

Here are some of the notable events that occurred on this day in history, March 17th:

1993

• The World Wide Web is made available to the public for the first time, as the first web page is launched by Tim Berners-Lee.
• The first text message (SMS) is sent over a cellular network, reading "Merry Christmas" and sent by a British engineer named Neil Papworth.

Other notable events

• 1320 - The Scots defeat the English at the Battle of Myton.
• 1792 - The first cornerstone is laid for the White House in Washington, D.C.
• 1842 - The first public transportation system, the omnibus, is introduced in Paris.
• 1861 - The first generation of the Ford Motor Company is founded by Henry Ford.
• 1912 - The Titanic begins its ill-fated maiden voyage from Southampton, England.
• 1969 - The first episode of the popular TV show "The Brady Bunch" airs on ABC.
• 1988 - The Soviet Union launches the Phobos 2 spacecraft, which is intended to study Mars and its moon Phobos.

Birthdays

• 1884 - J.R.R. Tolkien, English author and philologist (The Lord of the Rings)
• 1922 - John Glenn, American astronaut and politician
• 1947 - John McEnroe, American tennis player
• 1961 - Chris Cornell, American musician and singer-songwriter (Soundgarden, Audioslave)

Deaths

• 1327 - King Alexander III of Scotland
• 1849 - Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary and politician
• 1963 - C.S. Lewis, Irish author and scholar (The Chronicles of Narnia)
• 1993 - Frank Capra, Italian-American film director and producer (It's a Wonderful Life)

I hope you found these events interesting!