Today:
331 BCE – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England.
1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
1814 – Opening of the Congress of Vienna to redraw the map of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon.
1880 – First electric lamp factory opens, established by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1891 – Stanford University, founded by Leland and Jane Stanford, officially opens its doors in California.
1908 – Ford Model T, the first affordable automobile, goes on sale for the first time.
1949 – The People’s Republic of China is officially proclaimed by Mao Zedong.
1960 – Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1971 – Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida.