1496: Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine

1521: Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for refusing to recant parts of his Ninety-Five Theses, which started the Protestant Reformation

1777: General George Washington’s Revolutionary Army defeats British forces at the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey

1925: Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian Parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title Il Duce (the Leader)

1977: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc.

1985: Israel’s government confirms the resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews

Source: Onthisday.com