1492 - Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion (Bahamas)
1882 - University of the Punjab is founded in present day Pakistan.
1912 - Felix Baumgartner jumps from the stratosphere to try to break the record of the highest freefall jump, at an altitude of 39,068 meters (128,18 ft).
1968 - Apollo program: Apollo 7; The first live telecast from a manned spacecraft, launched by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1994 - Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus
WORLD STANDARDS DAY
