356: Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples
1600: Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in South American recorded history
1878: Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his gramophone (phonograph)
1942: About 150 Japanese warplanes attack the Australian city of Darwin
1945: US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with 30,000 US Marines
Source: Onthisday.com
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