1460 – At the Battle of Wakefield, in England’s Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was defeated and killed by the Lancastrians.
1817 – 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona)
1887 – A petition to Queen Victoria with over one million names of women appealing for public houses to be closed on Sundays was handed to the home secretary.
1879 – Gilbert & Sullivan’s”Pirates of Penzance” premieres
1906 – The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire
1919 – Lincoln’s Inn, in London, admitted the first female bar student.
1924 – Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other galactic systems.
1953 – The first color TV sets went on sale for about $1,175.
1993 – Israel and the Vatican established diplomatic relations.
By: Archa Dave
