1487 – The War of the Roses ended with the Battle of Stoke.
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle in Scotland.
1884 – At Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NY, the first roller coaster in America opened.
1952 – “Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl” was published in the United States.
2008 – California began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
2010 – Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco
By: Archa Dave
