Coronation of Gustav I
1528 Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years, and becomes known as the "father of the nation"
- 1773 First public museum established in north American colonies in Charlestown, South Carolina
- 1820 Astronomical Society of London (now the Royal Astronomical Society) founded in England
- 1896 First X-ray photo in the US (Dr. Henry Smith, Davidson, NC)
- 1908 A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time
Timely Comics
1939 Timely Comics (later Marvel) founded by American publisher Martin Goodman in New York
- 1948 First supermarket in the UK opens: the Co-op, the country's first permanent self-service store, in East London's Manor Park
- 1959 Rediscovery of the Caves of Nerja in Malaga, Spain
Batman
1966 "Batman", starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC
- 1967 Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation; remains preserved at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation
- 2004 The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage
- 2005 Deep Impact (space mission) launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta 2 rocket
First Female Rapper Inducted
2019 Missy Elliott is the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame
- 2023 Toadzilla, a large cane toad and unofficially the world's largest toad at 2.7kg, discovered in Conway National Park, Australia (as an invasive pest later euthanized) [1]
- 2024 “Wokery”, “safe word”, “forever chemical” and “swear box” added to the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary [1]
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