Today:
64 AD – The Great Fire of Rome begins, causing widespread devastation and leading to significant changes in Roman urban planning.
1290 – King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, expelling all Jews from England.
1536 – The Pope’s authority is declared void in England by the Act of the Ten Articles, which lays the foundation for the Church of England.
1817 – Jane Austen, the English novelist known for works like “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility,” dies at age 41.
1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto “Mein Kampf.”
1944 – The liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Majdanek in Poland begins by Soviet troops.
1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the Moon, makes its final approach to the lunar surface.
1976 – Nadia Comăneci becomes the first gymnast in Olympic history to score a perfect 10 at the Montreal Games.
1995 – The Soufrière Hills volcano erupts on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, resulting in the eventual evacuation and abandonment of the capital, Plymouth.
2013 – Detroit, Michigan, files for bankruptcy, becoming the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history.
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