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 & George Gamow
1974: Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran
1976: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs’ parents house in Cupertino, California
2001: Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal
Source: Onthisday.com
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