771: Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman
1349: 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots
1456: Earthquake strikes Naples, killing an estimated 35,000 people
1848: US President James K. Polk triggers gold rush of 1849 by confirming a gold discovery in California
1933: Prohibition ends in the US when 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, 18th Amendment repealed (5:32 PM EST)
1969: Four-node ARPANET network is established between the University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford Research Institute, U.C. Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah
Source: Onthisday.com
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