1616-The Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun
1797-Bank of England issues first £1 note
1815-Napoléon Bonaparte and his supporters leave Elba to start a 100-day reconquest of France
1885-Berlin Conference gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to the United Kingdom
1935-RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) is first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt and Arnold Wilkins in Daventry, England
1991-Coalition planes bomb Iraqi forces retreating from Kuwait, killing hundreds and creating the so-called 'Highway of Death' during the Gulf War
2005-President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak orders the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections, asking the Egyptian parliament to amend Article 76
Source: Korea Times News
