|
1066 |
: |
England
Invaded: William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, invaded England with the support of the Papacy, and claimed his right to the throne. |
|
1542 |
: |
California
Discovered: Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, commissioned by the Spanish crown, sailed into present-day San Diego Bay during the course of his explorations of the northwest shores of Mexico. It was the first sighting of California by a European. |
| 1825 |
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First
Railway Locomotive runs: The invention of the steam-powered locomotive helped forge the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century. The British engineers Richard Trevithick and George Stevenson were the first innovators of the technology, and by September 28, 1825, the first public railway was running in England. |
|
1858 |
: |
Donati's comet,
discovered by Giovanni Donati, becomes the 1st to be photographed. It
was captured by an English commercial photographer, William Usherwood,
using a portrait camera at a low focal ratio. |
|
| 1865 |
: |
First
English female doctor's license: Elizabeth Anderson (n饠Garrett,
9 Jun 1836 - 17 Dec 1917) became the first female licensed physician
in Britain. |
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|
1867 |
: |
Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario |
|
1879 |
: |
Sydney, Australia
inaugurates steam motor tram route |
|
1914 |
: |
German forces move into Antwerp Belgium (WW I) |
|
1922 |
: |
Mussolini marches on Rome |
|
1944 |
: |
First TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) |
|
1958 |
: |
Guinea votes for independence from France |
| 1959 |
: |
Earth's
first TV pictures: Explorer VI satellite (launched 7 Aug 1959)
revealed an intense radiation belt around Earth and took the first
remote imaging TV pictures of Earth meteorological conditions. |
|
1961 |
: |
Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic |
|
1964 |
: |
Australia beats US in 1st clay court Davis Cup |
|
1968 |
: |
Beatles' "Hey Jude," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks. |
|
1972 |
: |
Japan & Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations |
|
1976 |
: |
Muhammad Ali retains heavyweight boxing championship in a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium |
|
1980 |
: |
Jaromir Wagner is 1st to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing |
|
1982 |
: |
NASA launches Intelsat V |
|
1985 |
: |
NASA launches Intelsat VA |
|
1986 |
: |
Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City) |
