Pope Clement VII excommunicates King Henry VIII of England, starting the English Reformation. AI analysis
Connecticut pioneers organize a constitutional government. AI analysis
The Massachusetts Bay Colony issues the first paper money in the Americas. AI analysis
Captain James Cook becomes the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands". AI analysis
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden ending the Dano-Norwegian Realm. AI analysis
Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. AI analysis
The Second Modern Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece. AI analysis
Henry Ford announces the eight-hour workday and minimum wage ($5 for a nine-hour day). AI analysis
The first Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, in the French Alps. AI analysis
The first commercial jet, the de Havilland Comet, takes its maiden flight from London to Johannesburg. AI analysis
The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a controlled on-target moon landing. AI analysis
Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet armored column leaves Kabul. AI analysis
The Soviet Union announces that Lithuania's declaration of independence is invalid. AI analysis
The first episode of "The Critic" airs on ABC, after debuting on The Simpsons as the series "A Star is Burns". AI analysis
The dot-com bubble bursts. AI analysis
MESSENGER spacecraft performs a gravity assist of Mercury. AI analysis
Ben Bernanke wins a second term as Federal Reserve Chairman. AI analysis
The Costa Concordia disaster: The cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy. AI analysis
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announces that three onager sub-species are extinct. AI analysis
The 2018 Winter Olympics open in Pyeongchang, South Korea. AI analysis