1122: Concordat of Worms agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V
1821: Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence
1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
1884: American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing
1889: Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda
1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to support integration of nine black students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
2018: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches “Modicare”, free heathcare for 500 million, world’s biggest healthcare program
Source: Onthisday.com
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