1527 – German troops began sacking Rome, bringing about the end of the Renaissance.
1541 King Henry VIII orders bible be placed in every church in England
1682 – King Louis XIV moved his court to Versailles, France.
1835 James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald
1882 Epping Forest, England, dedicated by Queen Victoria
1889 Exposition Universelle (World Fair) opens in Paris with the completed Eiffel Tower
1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes “Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”
1910 – Kind Edward VII of England died.
1959 – The Pablo Picasso painting of a Dutch girl was sold for $154,000 in London.
2001 During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
2004 TV sitcom Friends airs season finale in 10th and final season in US
By: Archa Dave
