Canadian/American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street, Walt Disney Concert Hall
American screenwriter, director, producer
American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
American chemist, activist, Nobel Prize laureate
American actress, singer, author
English/Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
American actor
American/English author
American radio host
German politician, 1st President of Germany
In 202 BC, Liu Bang, a rebel leader who had overthrown the Qin dynasty, was crowned as Emperor Gaozu of Han. This event marked the beginning of the Han Dynasty's rule over China, which lasted for over four centuries and is considered one of the most influential periods in Chinese history.
In 1710, a decisive battle took place between the Swedish and Danish armies in Helsingborg, Sweden. The Swedish forces, led by Magnus Stenbock, successfully repelled an invasion by Jørgen Rantzau and his 14,000 Danish soldiers, resulting in a significant victory for Sweden.
The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States, was officially formed in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1854. The party was founded by anti-slavery activists and quickly gained support in the Northern states, eventually leading to the election of Abraham Lincoln as the country's first Republican president in 1860.
In 1915, during World War I, French forces launched an offensive against German troops in the Champagne region. Although they were able to make some gains, the battle resulted in over 50,000 casualties for the French army.
In 1935, chemist Wallace Carothers invented Nylon, a synthetic polymer that would go on to revolutionize the textile industry. Nylon was first produced at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, and would eventually be used in a wide range of applications, from clothing to toothbrush bristles.
In 1947, an anti-government uprising in Taiwan was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang-led Republic of China government, led by Chiang Kai-shek. The incident, known as the February 28 Massacre, resulted in the deaths of between 18,000 and 28,000 people and marked the beginning of a period of political repression and violence known as the White Terror.
In 1953, scientists Francis Crick and James Watson announced their discovery of the structure of DNA, a double-helix polymer that carries genetic information. Their work was based on X-ray diffraction studies by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, and would have a profound impact on the fields of biology and genetics.
In 1975, a London Underground train crashed into the end of the tunnel at Moorgate station, killing 43 people and injuring many others. The Moorgate tube crash remains the deadliest accident in the history of the London Underground during peacetime.
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