771: Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman

1349: 500 Jews of the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg are massacred during Black Death riots, part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe

1456: Earthquake strikes Naples, killing an estimated 35,000 people

1848: US President James K. Polk triggers the Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming a gold discovery in California

1933: Prohibition ends in the US at 5:32 PM EST when the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment

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