Today:
610: Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Emperor Phocas, and becomes the Byzantine Emperor.
1789: The Women’s March on Versailles begins, a pivotal event in the French Revolution.
1813: During the War of 1812, Shawnee chief Tecumseh is killed in the Battle of the Thames in present-day Ontario, Canada.
1877: After a lengthy pursuit, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce surrenders to U.S. forces.
1905: The Wright brothers’ Flyer III flies for 39 minutes over Huffman Prairie in Ohio, a new world record.
1921: The first radio broadcast of the World Series takes place.
1947: President Harry S. Truman makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House.
1962: The first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” is released in the United Kingdom.
1970: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded in the United States.
2011: Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc., dies at the age of 56.