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According to tradition, Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was captured by Irish pirates when he was around 16 years old and taken as a slave to Ireland. He later returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary and is credited with converting the Irish to Christianity.
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, sailing under the Spanish flag, reached the Philippines during his attempt to find a western route to the Spice Islands. His expedition marked the first recorded European contact with the Philippines.
Following a series of campaigns led by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy was unified into a single kingdom under King Victor Emmanuel II. The new state encompassed most of the Italian peninsula, except for Rome and Venetia, which were added later.
Albert Einstein's paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light was published, laying the foundations for modern physics. The theory proposed that light consists of particles called photons, which have both wave-like and particle-like properties.
The Battle of Nanchang was a major engagement in the Sino-Japanese War that lasted from 1937 to 1945. The battle took place in Jiangxi Province in China and was fought between Chinese forces and the invading Japanese army.
The National Gallery of Art, which houses one of the world's finest art collections, was opened by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The gallery's collection includes works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, and Rembrandt.
The Bełżec Concentration Camp was one of the first Nazi death camps established during World War II. Located in occupied Poland, the camp was designed to exterminate Jews and other "undesirables." Between March and December 1942, around 434,500 Jews were killed at the camp.
Following a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, fled to India along with thousands of his followers. The Dalai Lama established a government-in-exile in India and has since become a prominent spiritual and political leader.
Golda Meir, a prominent Israeli politician and stateswoman, became the first female Prime Minister of Israel. Meir served as Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974 and was known for her strong leadership during a difficult period in Israeli history.
Photographer Slava Veder captured the iconic image known as "Burst of Joy," which depicted a former U.S. prisoner of war being reunited with his family during the Vietnam War.