1429-English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army
1867-Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in England, the first of three patents he receives for the explosive material
1912-Columbia University approves plans to award the Pulitzer Prize in several categories, after establishment by Joseph Pulitzer
1915-RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German submarine off the southern coast of Ireland, with 1,198 lives lost
1945-German Third Reich General Alfred Jodl signs documents of surrender to the Allies at Reims, France; Soviet Union refuses to recognize it
1952-The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer
1984-$180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit
1993-South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections
2017-Emmanuel Macron wins France's presidential election, defeating Marine Le Pen
Source: Korea Times News
