41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the SENATE.
1348 – A STRONG earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome.
1533 – Henry VIII of England SECRETLY marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
1879 – The Bulgarian National BANK is founded.
1890 – Nellie Bly completes her ROUND-the-world journey in 72 days.
1918 – Ukraine declares INDEPENDENCE from Bolshevik Russia.
1919 – The League of NATIONS is founded.
1924 – The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the WINTER Olympic Games.
1955 – The Soviet Union ends the state of WAR with Germany.
1995 – The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia ALMOST launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
this day in HISTORY
1348 – A STRONG earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome.
1533 – Henry VIII of England SECRETLY marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
1879 – The Bulgarian National BANK is founded.
1890 – Nellie Bly completes her ROUND-the-world journey in 72 days.
1918 – Ukraine declares INDEPENDENCE from Bolshevik Russia.
1919 – The League of NATIONS is founded.
1924 – The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the WINTER Olympic Games.
1955 – The Soviet Union ends the state of WAR with Germany.
1995 – The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia ALMOST launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
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