1559 – Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey
1586 – Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army
1927 – Tennessee Supreme Court overturns (on a technicality) John T. Scopes’ guilty verdict for teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial”, but the law itself remains in force
1935 – Clifford Odets’ first produced play “Waiting for Lefty” premieres in NYC
1936 – Nonprofit Ford Foundation incorporates
1943 – 1,000 workers complete air conditioning system for Pentagon
1965 – Soviet underground nuclear test creates the atomic lake Chagan, Kazakhstan
1972 – TV drama “Emergency” with Randolph Mantooth and Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV
1986 – Living Seas opens (Disneyland)
2021 – Global death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passes 2 million (true total likely much higher)
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