1455
The Wars of the Roses begins in England with the First Battle of St Albans, marking the start of a long period of dynastic conflict.
1807
Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr is put on trial for treason in one of early America’s most debated legal cases.
1849
Abraham Lincoln is granted a patent for a device intended to lift boats over obstacles, making him the only U.S. president to hold a patent.
1960
A devastating 9.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Chile, the strongest ever recorded, triggering a Pacific-wide tsunami.
1990
North and South Yemen are unified, forming the modern state of the Republic of Yemen.
2010
The Mangalore air crash in India claims 158 lives, becoming one of the country’s deadliest aviation disasters.
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