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On This Day: Pokémon GO launch changed gaming forever (2016)

On this Day July 6, 2026 at 16:47

On 6 July 2016, Pokémon GO was officially launched, introducing millions of people to augmented reality gaming and creating one of the biggest pop...

ON THIS DAY: Blondin’s tightrope walk across Niagara Falls (1859)

On this Day June 30, 2026 at 16:55

On this day in 1859, French acrobat Jean-François Gravelet, better known by his stage name Blondin, became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The 35-year-old crossed...

ON THIS DAY: Argentina win their first World Cup (1978)

On this Day June 25, 2026 at 14:04

On this day in 1978, Argentina defeated the Netherlands 3-1 in Buenos Aires to win the FIFA World Cup for the first time in...

ON THIS DAY: UK votes on the Brexit referendum (2016)

On this Day June 23, 2026 at 17:05

Britain chooses Brexit On 23 June 2016, voters across the United Kingdom backed leaving the European Union in the Brexit referendum, marking a historic turning...