1349 Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany
1804 Napoleonic Code adopted in France, stresses clearly written and accessible law
1871 Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
1975 Ethiopia abolishes its monarchy after 3,000 years
2014 Russia formally annexes Crimea amid international condemnation
HISTORICAL EVENTS TODAY
TODAY IN FILM & TV
1940 “Rebecca” based on the book by Daphne du Maurier, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine premieres in Miami, Florida (Oscar – Best Picture 1941)
TODAY IN MUSIC
1961 The Beatles’ first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool
TODAY IN SPORT
1984 NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule
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2013 The European Space Agency reveals new data that indicates that the universe is 13.82 billion years old
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1962 Yogi the bear becomes the 1st creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds by the US military testing ejection seats
