The second Shia Imam Hassan ibn Ali passes away after being poisoned

ShiaHassan ibn Ali

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida.

Juan Ponce de LeónUnited StatesFlorida

Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.

Commodore (Royal Navy)William James (naval commander)MarathaSuvarnadurg

The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.

Coinage Act of 1792United States Mint

Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.

Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 1 (Beethoven)Vienna

French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet.

French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Copenhagen (1801)

Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.

MongkutMonarchy of ThailandThailand

American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.

American Civil WarSouthern bread riotsRichmond, Virginia

American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.

American Civil WarThird Battle of PetersburgArmy of Northern VirginiaRichmond, Virginia

Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.

CreeFrog Lake MassacreFrog Lake, Alberta

The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.

United States CongressForaker ActPuerto RicoSelf-rule

Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.

Dmitry SipyaginMinistry of Internal Affairs (Russia)Russian EmpireMarie PalaceSt Petersburg

"Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.

Movie theaterLos Angeles

The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.

Australian Bureau of StatisticsCensus in Australia

The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.

RMS TitanicSea trial

World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.

World War IWoodrow WilsonUnited States CongressDeclaration of warGerman Empire

The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.

Autonomous Government of KhorasanIran

After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.

ZewdituHaile SelassieEthiopia

As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.

As the World TurnsThe Edge of NightCBS-TV

Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.

Charlie ChaplinCommunismSecond Red Scare

Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.

LexisNexis

Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.

Vietnam WarRefugeeQuảng Ngãi ProvinceNorth Vietnam

A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.

Sverdlovsk anthrax leak

United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.

Jimmy CarterCrude OilWindfall Profits Tax

Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

Falklands War1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands

Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.

AlabamaGeorge WallaceSegregationistStand in the Schoolhouse Door

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.

Soviet UnionMikhail GorbachevHavanaCubaFidel Castro

Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.

Rita JohnstonPremier (Canada)Province (Canada)William Vander ZalmPremier of British Columbia

In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.

New York (state)American MafiaJohn GottiRacketeeringLife imprisonment

Forty-two civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina.

Bijeljina massacreBijeljina