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10,045 illustrations — Lessons from history, biography, and world events
1/1 (1822): The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
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7/4 (2008): A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
1/1 (1958): The European Economic Community is established.
4/9 (1991): Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
2/14 (1947): The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary.
4/22 (1500): Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
11/9 (1945): Soo Bahk Do and Moo Duk Kwan martial arts are founded in Korea.
11/11 (1949): The People's Liberation Army Air Force is founded.
1/1 (1965): The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
12/25 (2021): The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
1/1 (153): For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1.
9/11 (1789): Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
10/12 (1279): The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
1/1 (1990): David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.
7/4 (2005): The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
11/1 (1570): The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
11/9 (1921): The National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista or PNF) is founded in Italy.
10/12 (1928): An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.
11/9 (1953): Cambodia gains independence from France.
1/20 (1841): Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
7/20 (1810): Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
11/9 (1905): The Province of Alberta, Canada, holds its first general election.
7/4 (1997): NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.