539: BC Army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon
1279: Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon
1492: Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall on a Caribbean island he names San Salvador (likely Watling Island, Bahamas). The explorer believes he has reached East Asia (OS 21 Oct)
1864: Brazilian troops under the command of Gen. João Propício Mena Barreto invade Uruguay in a prelude to the War of the Triple Alliance
1900: First modern submarine is commissioned by the US Navy as the USS Holland, named for its designer John Philip Holland
1915: Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford manufactures its 1 millionth automobile at the River Rouge plant in Detroit
1999: The Day of Six Billion is proclaimed as the 6 billionth living human in the world is born
Source: Onthisday.com
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