1122: Concordat of Worms is agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V
1821: Fall of Tripolitsa: Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during the Greek War of Independence
1862: Otto von Bismarck is appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
1884: American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, marking the beginning of data processing
1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to support the integration of nine Black students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
2018: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches “Modicare,” a free healthcare program for 500 million people, the world’s largest healthcare initiative
Source: Onthisday.com
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