1267 Vienna’s church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb
1278 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining
1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World
1503 Columbus discovers Cayman Islands
1752 Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment
1857 Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys in Meerut
2011 – It was announced that Microsoft had closed a deal to purchase the internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion.
2013 – In New York, NY, crane operators hoisted the final pieces of the spire atop One World Trade Center (formerly called the Freedom Tower).
By: Archa Dave
