Today In History

1902 – Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to make a public appearance in an automobile.

2004 – Greece formally closed the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. The event was significant as it was a return to the country where the games originated.

2006 – Pluto was demoted to a “dwarf planet” by the International Astronomical Union.

2014 – The World Health Organization confirmed that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak had exceeded 1,400, making it the deadliest outbreak of the virus in history.

2014 – Celebrity Ice Bucket Challenge videos were trending as part of a campaign to raise awareness for ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Many celebrities, including Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Steven Spielberg, took part.