Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United…
Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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1937
Birth of Stan Boardman
Born: Stan Boardman, English comedian.
1932
German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
1917
World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
1732
The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.
The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.
881
Death of Anspert
Died: Anspert, archbishop of Milan.
574
Byzantine Emperor Justin II, suffering recurring seizures of insanity, adopts his general Tiberius and…
Byzantine Emperor Justin II, suffering recurring seizures of insanity, adopts his general Tiberius and proclaims him as Caesar.
43 BCE
Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formia on orders of Marcus Antonius.
Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formia on orders of Marcus Antonius.
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