608 – St Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
668 – Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy.
921 – Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin.
1789 – US Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State
1830 – 1st person to be run over by a railroad train (William Huskisson, England)
1903 – Queen Wilhelmina calls railroad strikers “criminals”
1904 – Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight
1909 – Charles F. Kettering applied for a patent on his ignition system.
1918 – CH Chubb gives Stonehenge to English state
1928 – Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum.
1974 – Air Vietnam flight 727 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
1982 – The first issue of “USA Today” was published.
1997 – The domain name “google.com” was registered.
1997 – Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000
2013 – Japan switches off its last working nuclear reactor
By: Archa Dave
