Today:
1520 – Ferdinand Magellan entered the Pacific Ocean after navigating through the South American strait that now bears his name, the Strait of Magellan.
1660 – The Royal Society of London was founded, a key institution in the development of modern science.
1814 – The Times of London was the first newspaper to be printed using a steam-powered press, revolutionizing the publishing industry.
1893 – Women in New Zealand voted for the first time in a general election, making it the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote.
1925 – The Grand Ole Opry began broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, eventually becoming a cornerstone of country music.
1943 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met in Tehran for their first wartime conference during World War II.
1960 – Mauritania declared its independence from France, becoming a sovereign nation.
1967 – The first pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star, was discovered by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
1975 – East Timor declared independence from Portugal, though it was soon invaded by Indonesia.
1990 – Margaret Thatcher formally resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, making way for her successor, John Major.
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