Garuda Indonesia flight 865 crashes during takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, killing three people and injuring…
Garuda Indonesia flight 865 crashes during takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, killing three people and injuring 170.
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1967
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black…
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1934
Birth of James Anthony Griffin
Born: James Anthony Griffin, American bishop.
1881
The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
1855
Twentieth opera of Giuseppe Verdi, Les vêpres siciliennes ("The Sicilian Vespers"), is premiered in Paris.
Twentieth opera of Giuseppe Verdi, Les vêpres siciliennes ("The Sicilian Vespers"), is premiered in Paris.
1325
Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years).
Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years).
976
Death of Mansur I
Died: Mansur I, Samanid emir.
313
The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius,…
The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia.
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