930: World’s oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament is established, the Alþingi (anglicised as Althing or Althingi)

1868: Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind

1960: First contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the United States

1972: Hurricane Agnes becomes America’s costliest natural disaster, affecting 15 states with 119 deaths and $3 billion in damage

1983: Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa meets Pope John Paul II during papal visit to Poland

2016: United Kingdom votes in the Brexit referendum to leave the European Union

Source: Onthisday.com