527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
1748 Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre
1952 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe & Gamow
1974 Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran
1976 Stephen Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs’ parents house in Cupertino, California
2001 Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands – first country in the world.
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