1. In 154 BC, the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms in the Western Han Dynasty began.

2. In 395, the Roman Empire split into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.

3. In 1395, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty bestowed the name "Tianjin".

4. In 1562, King Charles IX of France and Regent Catherine de Medici promulgated the Edict of Saint - Germain, halting religious persecution.

5. In 1599, Shakespeare's play "Henry V" premiered in the UK.

6. In 1600, Spanish playwright Calderón was born.

7. In 1706, Benjamin Franklin, an American writer and scientist, was born.

8. In 1786, German astronomer Encke discovered a comet, later named Encke's Comet.

9. In 1787, the Continental Congress of North America passed the draft of the United States Constitution.

10. In 1811, Norton I, a famous citizen of San Francisco, USA, was born in the UK.

11. In 1893, the monarchy of Hawaii was overthrown.

12. In 1893, Grover Cleveland, the 22nd President of the United States, was sworn in in Washington, D.C.

13. In 1899, Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York.

14. In 1904, Anton Chekhov's last play "The Cherry Orchard" premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre.

15. In 1909, Tang Junyi, a famous modern Chinese thinker, was born.

16. In 1911, the world's first aircraft takeoff and landing on the deck of a warship took place.

17. In 1915, the British and French armies suffered defeat in the Battle of Gallipoli.

18. In 1920, the Prohibition Act in the United States took effect.

19. In 1923, Belgian working people's parties protested against the occupied Ruhr area.

20. In 1929, the comic character "Popeye" created by American cartoonist E. C. Segar first appeared in newspaper comic strips.

21. In 1932, Chiang Kai - shek and Wang Jingwei continued their secret talks in an attempt to jointly oppose Hu Hanmin.

22. In 1933, the Communist Party of China issued a manifesto calling for a united front against Japanese aggression.

23. In 1936, Goebbels of Nazi Germany demanded the expansion of colonies.

24. In 1938, the National Government of China announced its overall strategic plan for the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

25. In 1939, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact.

26. In 1941, the Nationalist Government's Military Commission issued a circular order to revoke the designation of the New Fourth Army.

27. In 1942, Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

28. In 1942, Mao Zedong wrote a preface for the "Cultural Textbook" edited by Kai Feng, Xu Teli, Fan Wenlan, etc.

29. In 1945, Soviet Red Army captured Warsaw during World War II.

30. In 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg disappeared after being detained by the Soviet army.

31. In 1961, President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military - industrial complex" in his farewell address.

32. In 1961, Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Congo, was killed.

33. In 1961, the United States launched its first low - orbit flight mission.

34. In 1966, China's self - made J - 7 aircraft made its first test flight successfully.

35. In 1985, dozens of countries' "Wallenberg Committees" held commemorative activities.

36. In 1989, five children were shot to death at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California.

37. In 1989, the U.S. Navy SEALs launched the famous "Operation Noche" in Panama.

38. In 1991, the Gulf War broke out.

39. In 1991, the "Desert Storm" operation began.

40. In 1994, a 6.7 - magnitude earthquake struck Los Angeles, California, USA.

41. In 1994, British Prime Minister John Major testified in court on the issue of arms sales to Iraq.

42. In 1995, a major earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit Kobe, Japan.

43. In 1997, American astronomer Clyde William Tombaugh died.

44. In 1997, the State Power Corporation was established.

45. In 2005, the 79th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

46. In 1989, the first Chen Ka - shing Prize was awarded.

47. In 2005, the 79th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

48. In 2011, the 2011 Egyptian revolution began.

49. In 2016, the International Olympic Committee voted to allow transgender athletes to compete in the Olympics.

50. In 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID - 19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.