Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba.
Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba.
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1964
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
1891
History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
1883
Birth of Faisal I of Iraq
Born: Faisal I of Iraq (died 1933).
1609
Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
1277
Death of Pope John XXI
Died: Pope John XXI (born 1215).
491
Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed Augusta is able to choose her successor for the…
Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed Augusta is able to choose her successor for the Byzantine throne, after Zeno (late emperor) dies of dysentery.
325
The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
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