Events in History for Thursday February 4th 2016

Today’s Significant Events

211 Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta.
960 The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance
1789 1st US electoral college chooses Washington & Adams as President and Vice-President
1859 The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
1865 Robert E. Lee is named general-in-chief of Confederate forces
1969 The Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat chairman of the PLO
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Events in History for Thursday 28th January 2016

Today’s Significant Events

1521 Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms in Worms, Germany which lasts until May 25th. Produced the “Edict of Worms” which denounced Martin Luther
1807 London’s Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
1813 Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom.
1819 Sir Stamford Raffles lands in Singapore
1933 The name “Pakistan” is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali, gradually it is accepted by Muslims in the Indian sub-continent who use it to push for a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia
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