1536 Ann of Boleyn, 2nd wife of English King Henry VIII is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
1568 – After being defeated by the Protestants, Mary the Queen of Scots, fled to England where she was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth.
1780 About midday, near-total darkness descends on New England, now known to be caused by forest fires in Canada
1857 – The electric fire alarm system was patented by William F. Channing and Moses G. Farmer.
1962 – Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” for U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The event was a fund-raiser at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1974 – ErnoRubik invented the puzzle what would later become known as the Rubik’s Cube.
1981 – The Empire State Building was designated a New York City Landmark.
2003 – Hundreds of Albert Einstein’s scientific papers, personal letters and humanist essays were make available on the Internet. Einstein had given the papers to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in his will.
By:Archa Dave
