474: Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire together with his son Leo II (age 6 or 7)
661: Rashidun Caliphate, then the largest empire in history, ends with the death of its leader, Ali. Succeeded by the Umayyad Caliphate.
1595: William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” is thought to have been first performed. Officially published early 1597.
1886: Karl Benz patents the “Benz Patent-Motorwagen” in Karlsruhe, Germany, the world’s 1st automobile with a burning motor [1]
1892: The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia
1896: Emile Grubbe is the first doctor to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
2002: US President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address describes “regimes that sponsor terror” an “Axis of Evil”, which includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea
Source: Onthisday.com
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