451 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: Roman and Visigoths forces defeat Attilathe Hun in north east France, halting Hun invasion of Roman Gaul (exact date disputed) 1789 French Revolution: The Third Estate of the French Estates-General swears the Tennis Court Oath at the Palace of Versailles, swearing not to disband until a new constitution is formed 1840 American inventor Samuel Morse patents his telegraph 1895 1st female PhD from an American University, earned by Caroline Willard Baldwin (in Science) at Cornell University 2020 Highest-ever temperature recorded in the Arctic circle, 38C (100F) in Verkhoyansk, Siberia | 
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