Today in History

• 1993 A car bomb explodes below the World Trade Center in New York

  The attack was carried out by a group of Islamist militants. 6 people died in the blast.

• 1991 The world’s first web browser is presented to the public

  The browser “WorldWideWeb” (later renamed “Nexus”) was developed by Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist best known as the inventor of the internet.

• 1920 The first German Expressionist film is premiered

  “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” by Robert Wiene is considered one of the best silent films of the horror genre.

• 1917 The world’s first jazz record is created

  The “Original Dixieland Jass Band” recorded “Livery Stable Blues” for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.

• 1909 A color motion picture is shown to the general public for the first time

  A series of 21 short Kinemacolor films were presented at the Palace Theatre in London.