48 BC – Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
1542 – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay
1850 – US Navy abolishes flogging as punishment
1858 – Donati’s comet becomes 1st to be photographed
1867 – Toronto becomes capital of Ontario
1879 – Sydney, Australia inaugurates steam motor tram route
1922 – Benito Mussolini marches on Rome
1924 – The first around-the-world flight was completed by two U.S. Army planes when they landed in Seattle, WA. The trip took 175 days.
1961 – Walt Disney’s movie “Grey Friars Bobby” premieres
1971 – UK passes the Misuse of Drugs Act banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
1974 – First Lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy to remove a lump in her breast.
1987 – “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” debuts on syndicated TV
2000 – The U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved the use of RU-486 in the United States. The pill is used to induce an abortion.
By: Archa Dave
