On This Day in History |
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 | Mosaic portraits of Justinian and Theodora on display at the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy |
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532 Nika riots begin in Constantinople, a revolt against Byzantine Emperor Justinian Ithat leaves half the city burned and thousands dead. The riots were prompted by the failed execution of chariot racing supporters and only stopped after Empress Theodora refused to flee, forcing her husband to act decisively. |
1888 The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. for "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" |
 | Henri Farman crosses the line to win the Grand Prix d'Aviation for the first observed circular flight of 1km |
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1908 Henri Farman becomes the first person to fly an observed circuit of more than 1km, winning the Grand Prix d'Aviation. |
1943 Adolf Hitler declares "Total War" against the Allies |
1970 Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu flees Biafra into exile, leaving his deputy Philip Effiong to surrender to the Nigerian army, unofficially ending the Nigerian Civil War |
2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position |
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Once a child prostitute, Theodora went on to become a Roman Empress who put the backbone into her indecisive husband and championed women’s rights. |
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