534: Second and final revision of the Justinian Code published, a codified set of imperial and classical laws begun initially in 528
1532: Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca in the Peruvian Andes
1776: British troops capture Fort Washington during American Revolution
1945: Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizat
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