Today:
49 BCE – Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River, signaling the start of a civil war in Rome.
1072 – Norman forces led by Robert Guiscard captured Palermo, completing the conquest of Sicily from Islamic rule.
1645 – Archbishop William Laud, an advisor to King Charles I, was executed during the English Civil War.
1776 – Thomas Paine published his influential pamphlet “Common Sense,” advocating for American independence.
1861 – Florida became the third state to secede from the Union during the lead-up to the American Civil War.
1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil, which would become a dominant force in the oil industry.
1920 – The Treaty of Versailles went into effect, officially ending World War I and establishing the League of Nations.
1927 – Fritz Lang’s silent science-fiction film “Metropolis” premiered in Berlin.
1946 – The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place in London.
1984 – The United States and the Vatican re-established full diplomatic relations after 117 years.
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