Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toru?) by Polish authorities. In the…

The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120 mph,…

First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill. The New York Philharmonic is one of the most renowned symphony orchestras in…

An earthquake along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan causes a tsunami which kills 1,223 people

The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.

First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.

The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Opera_House’]

The Marriage Amendment Bill to recognize same sex marriage passes in Australia. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation…

The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter six years after it was launched. Galileo was an American unmanned spacecraft that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons, as well as several other Solar…

119 people are killed in a fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.