On This Day in History
Venera 7 lands on Venus
1970The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on Venus, the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet. (Venera 7)
Also on this day
- 1791 The U.S. Bill of Rights is ratified — The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.
- 1939 Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta — The historical epic film Gone with the Wind, adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1906 A new deep tube line opens in London — The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened in London, a 14.17-kilometer deep-level tube connecting Hammersmith and Finsbury Park.