On This Day in History
Tokyo Tower opens
1958Tokyo Tower opened, then the world's tallest freestanding tower. (Tokyo Tower)
Also on this day
- 1815 Jane Austen's Emma is first published — Jane Austen's novel Emma was first published, the last of her novels released during her lifetime.
- 1997 The Pioneer Helmet goes on public display — The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to have been discovered, was placed on public display for the first time.
- 1990 Slovenia votes for independence — About 88 percent of eligible voters in Slovenia voted to secede from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.