Nicolaus Copernicus’s book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published….

Nicolaus Copernicus’s book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published….

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)…

Nicolaus Copernicus’s book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published….

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.

First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.

Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Colt’]

First Flight of the Gloster Meteor, Britain’s first combat jet aircraft. The Gloster Meteor was the first British operational jet fighter and the only Allied…

Britain’s first combat jet aircraft, the Gloster Meteor, has it first flight. The Gloster Meteor was the first British operational jet fighter and the only…