141-B.C. Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne of the Han Dynasty in China and rules for 54 years
1517- A copy of Martin Luther's 95 theses, the publication of which began the Protestant Reformation in Europe
1522-Martin Luther begins preaching his "Invocavit Sermons" in the German city of Wittenberg, reminding citizens to trust God's word rather than violence, helping bring to a close the revolutionary stage of the Reformation
1776-Adam Smith publishes the influential economics book "The Wealth of Nations"
1918-Russian Bolshevik Party is renamed the All-Russian Communist Party
1933-U.S. Congress is called into a special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, beginning its "100 days" during which it passes 77 laws
1961-Soviet flight Sputnik 9 carries and returns from orbit a dog named Chernushka (Blackie), frogs, and a guinea pig
Source: Korea Times News
