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The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
Earliest day on which Somer's Day can fall, while August 4 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before the first Monday…
Earliest day on which Somer's Day can fall, while August 4 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before the first Monday in August. (Bermuda)
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen &…
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.
First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) was elected to his first full term as president, having served as leader since the 2017…
Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) was elected to his first full term as president, having served as leader since the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état.
Brigham Young led the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah, at the time a part of Mexico.
Brigham Young led the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah, at the time a part of Mexico.
Louise Brown, English woman, first person to be born through in vitro fertilization
Louise Brown, English woman, first person to be born through in vitro fertilization
Andrew Lawson, Scottish-Canadian Geologist, first to identify and name the San Andreas Fault (died 1952)
Andrew Lawson, Scottish-Canadian Geologist, first to identify and name the San Andreas Fault (died 1952)
The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with…
The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.
Apollo program: the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
Apollo program: the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than…
Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes.
The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island…
On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the seventh month of the first…
The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the seventh month of the first year of the Ten'o (天応) era).
Earliest day on which the Feast of Kamál (Perfection) can fall, while August 1 is the latest; observed on the first…
Earliest day on which the Feast of Kamál (Perfection) can fall, while August 1 is the latest; observed on the first day of the eighth month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)
MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese…
The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the�