On this day in history - Today, October, 6

Today in History

• 2007 First successful human powered attempt to circumnavigate the world

  Englishman Jason Lewis set out on the journey, also called Expedition 360 on July 12, 1994, from Gre

• 1995 First exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star discovered

  Swiss astronomers Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor announced the discovered the exoplanet called 51 Pe

• 1981 Assassination of Anwar Sadat

  The third president of Egypt, Sadat was killed by members of the terrorist group Takfir Wal-Hajira d

• 1976 Coup in Thailand

  Admiral Sangad Chaloryu staged a coup ousting the civilian government of Seni Pramoj.

• 1908 Bosnian crisis

  Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declared the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which had