Today:
1. 1306: Robert the Bruce became the King of Scotland.
2. 1634: The first settlers arrived in Maryland, in what is now the United States, aboard the ships the Ark and the Dove.
3. 1807: The Slave Trade Act was passed in the United Kingdom, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
4. 1911: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed 146 garment workers, leading to increased safety regulations in industrial workplaces.
5. 1957: The European Economic Community (EEC) was established by the signing of the Treaty of Rome by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany.
6. 1965: Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. began a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, advocating for voting rights for African Americans.
7. 1971: The Bangladesh Liberation War began with the declaration of independence by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leading to the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan.
8. 1995: WikiWikiWeb, the world’s first wiki, was launched by Ward Cunningham.
9. 2006: The military junta of Burma (Myanmar) began suppressing pro-democracy protests, leading to the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests.
10. 2018: A gunman opened fire at a high school in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17 others in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.