On This Day in History
Metallica plays a concert in Antarctica
2013Metallica played a concert in Antarctica, becoming the first band to perform on all seven continents. (Freeze 'Em All)
Also on this day
- 1660 Margaret Hughes is thought to take the English stage — Margaret Hughes appeared professionally on the English stage, and is thought to have been the first woman to do so.
- 2010 IKAROS flies past Venus — The Japanese experimental spacecraft IKAROS flew by Venus at a distance of 80,800 kilometers, completing its planned mission to demonstrate solar-sail technology.
- 1991 The Belovezh Accords are signed — Leaders of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine signed the Belovezh Accords, agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States.