1633 – Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face charges by the Roman Inquisition of heresy for advocating Copernican theory, which holds that the Earth revolves around the sun.
1635 – The Boston Latin School, the first public school in the United States, was established.
1867 – Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz was played for the first time at a public concert in Vienna, Austria.
1875 – Mrs. Edna Kanouse of Watertown, WI gave birth to America’s first set of quintuplets. Sadly, all five of the baby boys died within two weeks.
1914 – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) was founded in New York City to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
1920 – The National Negro Baseball League was organized in Kansas City, Missouri.
1920 – The League of Nations (now the United Nations) recognized the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland.
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