1493 – Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica
1507 – Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa.
1534 – English parliament accepts Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII becomes Head of Church of England
1620 – Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony
1796 – John Adams elected president of the United States of America
1838 – The Times of India, the world’s largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
1911 – Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
1913 – The USA introduces an income tax.
1955 – First virus crystallized
2005 – Walt Disney Pictures released “Chicken Little.” It was the first Disney film completely created with computer animation.
2007 – Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule across Pakistan. He suspended the Constitution, imposed State of Emergency, and fired the chief justice of the Supreme Court
2014 – New York’s 104-storey One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks
By: Archa Dave
