532 CE
The Nika riots erupted in Constantinople during Emperor Justinian I’s reign.
1568
William of Orange declared war on Spain, marking the start of the Eighty Years’ War.
1635
The Boston Latin School, the first public school in the United States, was established.
1898
Émile Zola published his landmark open letter “J’Accuse…!” defending Alfred Dreyfus in France.
1910
The United States conducted its first public radio broadcast.
1935
Birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the renowned American civil rights leader, in Atlanta, Georgia.
1968
Johnny Cash gave his iconic performance at Folsom Prison, California.
1990
Douglas Wilder was inaugurated as the first African American governor in the U.S., in Virginia.
2012
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, resulting in over 70 fatalities.
