Gustav I of Sweden is crowned king.

Gustav I of Sweden

Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.

BayinnaungList of Burmese monarchs

The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta, by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.

BelémAmazon RiverFrancisco Caldeira Castelo Branco

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.

John Rennie the ElderSt Mary's Church, ReculverCoastal erosionAnglo-Saxon architectureAnglo-Saxon art

The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Sicilian revolution of 1848SicilyHouse of BourbonKingdom of the Two Sicilies

The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.

Royal Aeronautical Society

Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.

Yohannes IVEthiopiaAxum

The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.

Radio broadcastingEiffel Tower

The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.

University of the Philippines College of LawPresident of the Philippines

The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.

United States House of RepresentativesWomen's suffrage

Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it.

Oswald BoelckeMax ImmelmannAllies of World War IGerman EmpirePour le Mérite

Acting to restore confidence in baseball after the Black Sox Scandal, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected as Major League Baseball's first commissioner.

Black Sox ScandalKenesaw Mountain LandisMajor League Baseball

Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.

Hattie CarawayUnited States Senate

World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.

World War IIFranklin D. RooseveltNational War Labor Board (1942-1945)

World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula-Oder Offensive.

World War IIRed ArmyVistula-Oder Offensive

Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.

Vietnam WarOperation Chopper (Vietnam)

Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.

ZanzibarZanzibar Revolution

Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.

Lyndon B. JohnsonSouth VietnamCommunism

Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.

James BedfordCryonics

The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

New York JetsAmerican Football LeagueHistory of the Baltimore ColtsNational Football LeagueSuper Bowl III

Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

BiafraNigerian Civil War

The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.

Harrisburg SevenPhilip BerriganHenry KissingerWashington, D.C.

The United Nations Security Council votes 11-1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).

United Nations Security CouncilPalestine Liberation Organization

Space Shuttle program: Congressman Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a Payload Specialist.

Space Shuttle programBill Nelson (politician)Kennedy Space CenterSpace Shuttle ColumbiaSTS-61-C

Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.

Gulf WarBa'athist IraqKuwait

Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.

Human cloning

Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Downtown Disney (Disneyland Resort)Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California

The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.

Ocean linerRMS Queen Mary 2

Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.

Deep Impact (spacecraft)Cape CanaveralDelta II