146 BCE
The Punic Wars concluded, establishing Rome as the dominant power over Carthage in the Western Mediterranean.
1852
The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, welcomed the public for the first time.
1869
Australia saw the discovery of the “Welcome Stranger,” the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found.
1909
Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland introduced Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic in the world.
1917
Following the Mexican Revolution, Mexico formally adopted its modern constitution.
1924
The BBC aired the Greenwich Time Signal, popularly known as the “BBC pips,” for the first time.
1962
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A total solar eclipse was observed across parts of Oceania and the Pacific region.1985
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Cristiano Ronaldo, the famed Portuguese footballer, was born.
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