Today:
536 – Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome, ending the Ostrogothic rule.
1212 – Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is crowned King of Germany in Mainz.
1608 – John Milton, English poet and author of “Paradise Lost,” is born in London.
1793 – The New York City’s first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
1851 – The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1905 – The French law on the separation of church and state is enacted, formally establishing secularism in France.
1931 – Spain becomes a republic, ending the reign of King Alfonso XIII.
1946 – The “Subsequent Nuremberg Trials” begin, focusing on Nazi industrialists and government officials.
1961 – Tanganyika (modern-day Tanzania) gains independence from Britain.
1990 – Lech Wałęsa wins the Polish presidential election, becoming the country’s first democratically elected president after the fall of communism.
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