534 Second and final revision of the Justinian Code published, a codified set of imperial and classical laws begun initially in 528 1532 Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca in the Peruvian Andes 1776 British troops capture Fort Washington during American Revolution 1945 Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1960 U.S. marshals escort four six-year-old African-American girls to previously all-white public schools in New Orleans, in response to death threats against the girls and race riots |
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