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 Organization

1960: U.S. marshals escort four six-year-old African-American girls to previously all-white public schools in New Orleans, in response to death threats against the girls and race riots

Source: Onthisday.com