527: Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne

1748: The ruins of Pompeii are rediscovered by Spaniard Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre

1948: “Big Bang” theory proposed in scientific journal “Physical Review” by American cosmologists Ralph Alpher, Hans Bethe, and 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

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