312 – Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
1780 – Samuel Williams and the first U.S. astronomical expedition to record an eclipse of the sun observes the event at Penobscot Bay
1901 – 1st complete performance of Debussy’s “Nocturnes”
1904 – The New York subway system officially opened.
1920 – League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva
1925 – Water skis patented by Fred Waller
By: Archa Dave