The Archdiocese of Manila was made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.

Archdiocese of ManilaDomingo de Salazar

The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parliament of England nor the Parliament of Ireland.

Charles II of EnglandParliament of ScotlandParliament of EnglandParliament of Ireland

James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.

James II of England and VII of ScotlandBritish monarchyCharles II of England

American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.

American Revolutionary WarTreaty of Alliance (1778)Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States-France)

Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

MassachusettsUnited States Constitution

Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.

Battle of San Domingo

New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens.

New JerseyJohn Stevens (inventor)

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.

Thomas Stamford RafflesSingapore

The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.

African AmericanAmerican Colonization SocietyColonizationHistory of Liberia

Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.

Otto of GreeceKing of Greece

Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.

Treaty of Waitangi

The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).

Minstrel showVirginia MinstrelsBowery Amphitheatre

The largest Australian bushfires in a populous region in recorded history take place in the state of Victoria.

Bushfires in AustraliaBlack Thursday (1851)Victoria (Australia)

American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.

American Civil WarUnion (American Civil War)Fort Henry, TennesseeBattle of Fort Henry

Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.

Spanish-American WarTreaty of Paris (1898)Peace treatyUnited States Senate

The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.

Permanent Court of ArbitrationThe HagueSenate of the NetherlandsHague Conventions of 1899 and 1907

British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.

Women's suffrage

The American Legion is founded.

American Legion

The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.

Washington Naval TreatyBritish Empire

Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.

Far-right leaguesPalais BourbonCoup d'étatFrench Third Republic6 February 1934 crisis

World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Thailand.

Thailand

The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.

Canadian ArmyCanada in the Korean War

The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.

Pennsylvania RailroadWoodbridge train wreckWoodbridge Township, New Jersey

Elizabeth II becomes queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.

Elizabeth IIQueen regnantCommonwealth realmGeorge VIOrder of succession

Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.

Manchester United F.C.Munich air disaster

Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.

Jack KilbyTexas InstrumentsPatentIntegrated circuit

At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.

Cape CanaveralFloridaTitan intercontinental ballistic missile

In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.

United States SenateLockheed CorporationCarl KotchianLockheed bribery scandalsKakuei Tanaka

The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.

Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978Nor'easterNew England

The earliest date for which the day of the week is known. A graffito in Pompeii identifies this day as a dies Solis (Sunday). In modern reckoning, this date would have been a Wednesday. However, according to the system of astrological hours that was originally used to designate the days of the week, a day that was dies Solis according to its sunset hour would have been dies Mercurii (Wednesday) according to its sunrise hour, the convention that finally won out. Accordingly, we know that the currently used cycle of weeks has extended unbroken since at least this date.

WeekPompeiiSundayWednesday