1618
Second Defenestration of Prague
Protestant nobles threw two Catholic governors and their secretary out of a window of Prague Castle. They survived the fall, but the event directly triggered the Thirty Years' War.
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1788
South Carolina Ratifies U.S. Constitution
South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution, moving the new nation closer to the required nine states for the document to take effect.
1934
Bonnie and Clyde Killed
Notorious American outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by law officers on a rural road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, ending their two-year crime spree.
1995
Java Programming Language Released
Sun Microsystems officially released the Java programming language and platform, which would become fundamental to web development and enterprise software for decades.
2006
Mount Everest Double Ascent
Appa Sherpa successfully summited Mount Everest for the 16th time, breaking his own world record for the most ascents of the world's highest mountain.