1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.

 miamizsun wrote:
 

Good idea. I have a set I'll officially designate Pits Of Pleiades. No numerical nomenclature required...

 oldviolin wrote: 

they're personal bio-croutons

i like naming them like constellations

give it a try

or not

 Red_Dragon wrote:
 

What if you just twitch and suffer inconvenient skin tags?

1933 – The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders.

1933 – Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.

1962 – The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
 
I'm still blown away by this.

1960 – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.

1914 – Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.

1962 – Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.

1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.

1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.

1954 – Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right," at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee

1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation

1969 – Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

1947 – The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.

1987 – With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.

1972 – Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.

1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.