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100 years ago today, in Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" began of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

175 years ago today, following Zachary Taylor's death, Millard Fillmore became president of the United States, the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office.

60 years ago today, Ronnie Biggs, known for the Great Train Robbery of 1963, escaped from Wandsworth Prison, scaling the wall with a rope ladder and dropping onto a waiting removal van.

740 years ago today, Tile Kolup was burned at the stake as a heretic. He was an impostor who in 1284 began to pretend to be Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.

50 years ago today, the Comoros declared independence from France. It is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel.

220 years ago today, Robert FitzRoy, an English officer of the Royal Navy, politician and scientist, was born. He served as the second governor of New Zealand between 1843 and 1845.

60 years ago today, Maria Callas, an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century, ended her stage career in the role of Tosca.

30 years ago today, Bob Ross, an American painter and art instructor, died. He created and hosted The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program.

40 years ago today, Back to the Future, an American science fiction film, was released. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale.

125 years ago today, Muhammad Asad, an Austro-Hungarian Muslim polymath, was born in modern-day Ukraine as Leopold Weiss. He worked as a journalist, traveler, writer, political theorist, and diplomat.

100 years ago today, Patrice Lumumba, a Congolese politician and independence leader, was born. He served as the first prime minister of the DRC (then known as the Republic of the Congo).

125 years ago today, the Zeppelin LZ 1, the first successful experimental rigid airship, was first flown from a floating hangar on Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen in southern Germany.

5 years ago today, Reckful, a Twitch streamer and professional esports player, died by suicide, nearly a month after a final stream with his followers. He was 31 years old.

165 years ago today, Charles Goodyear, an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer, died. He developed vulcanized rubber.

100 years ago today, Erik Satie, a French composer and pianist, died.

85 years ago today, the military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany began. It lasted for most of the Second World War, until liberation on 9 May 1945.

40 years ago today, Michael Phelps, an American former competitive swimmer, was born. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals.

65 years ago today, Ambroise Boimbo, a Congolese citizen, snatched the ceremonial sword of King Baudouin I of Belgium on the eve of the independence of the Belgian Congo.

75 years ago today, during the Korean War: the Bodo League massacre, the Hangang Bridge was blown up, and the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.

145 years ago today, Helen Keller, an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer, was born. She lost her sight and her hearing when she was 19 months old.