BBC Two, the second television channel of the BBC, began broadcasting, expanding public television in the UK.
📍 London, England
John F. Kennedy was elected as the youngest and first Catholic President of the United States, marking a new era in American politics.
📍 USA
*Coronation Street*, the world's longest-running TV soap opera, aired its first episode in the UK.
📍 Manchester, England
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term as U.S. President during World War II.
📍 USA
Germany conducted the first successful flight of a jet-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, marking the dawn of the jet age.
📍 Rostock, Germany
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency was founded, becoming one of the largest news agencies in the world.
📍 Jiangxi, China
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted a coup in Munich, known as the Beer Hall Putsch, which ultimately failed but marked a key moment in Nazi rise.
📍 Munich, Germany
Adolf Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch, an attempted coup in Munich, ended in failure, leading to Hitler’s imprisonment and the writing of *Mein Kampf*.
📍 Munich, Germany
Jack Kilby, co-inventor of the integrated circuit and Nobel laureate, was born, paving the way for modern electronics.
📍 Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, making one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history.
📍 Valley of the Kings, Egypt
Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays, revolutionizing medical diagnostics and earning the first Nobel Prize in Physics.
📍 Würzburg, Germany
Grover Cleveland was elected U.S. President for a second, non-consecutive term, the only president to achieve this.
📍 USA
Montana was admitted to the United States as the 41st state, expanding U.S. territory in the west.
📍 Montana, USA
Doc Holliday, famed gambler and gunfighter of the American Old West, died of tuberculosis in Colorado.
📍 Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as U.S. President during the Civil War, ensuring the continuation of Union leadership.
📍 USA
Montreal inaugurated Canada’s first railway tunnel, enhancing transportation and trade across the region.
📍 Montreal, Canada
Christian Doppler, known for describing the Doppler Effect in wave physics, died in Venice.
📍 Venice, Italy
Bram Stoker, Irish author famed for his gothic novel *Dracula*, was born in Dublin.
📍 Dublin, Ireland
The Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum complex in the world, officially opened to the public in Washington, D.C.
📍 Washington, D.C., USA
Edmond Halley, English astronomer best known for calculating the orbit of the comet later named after him, was born.
📍 London, England