1475CE
Birth
Michelangelo Born
Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He is renowned for creating legendary masterpieces such as the statue of David and the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.
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1521CE
Exploration
Magellan Discovers Guam
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, sailing for Spain, becomes the first European to reach the island of Guam during his circumnavigation voyage.
1836CE
War
The Alamo Falls
After a 13-day siege, Mexican forces under General Santa Anna overrun the Alamo mission in San Antonio, Texas, killing nearly all of the roughly 200 Texan defenders including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.
1857CE
Politics
Dred Scott Decision
The United States Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott v. Sandford that African Americans cannot be citizens and that Congress cannot ban slavery in the territories.
1899CE
Invention
Aspirin Patented
Felix Hoffmann, working for the German company Bayer, registers 'Aspirin' as a trademark for the synthetic drug acetylsalicylic acid.