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First Atomic Bomb / Great Schism / Doctor Who
On This Day (July 16): Your quick daily trip back in time.

🗓️ Time Machine
-1054 | The Great Schism begins when Roman Cardinal Humbert excommunicates Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, on the altar of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. |
-1519 | Martin Luther and Johann Eck debate at Pleissenburg Castle in Leipzig, during which Luther denies the Pope's divine right. |
-1782 | "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" (The Abduction from the Seraglio) premieres in Vienna under the direction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. |
-1809 | The first independent government in Spanish America was formed in La Paz, Bolivia, under the leadership of Pedro Domingo Murillo. |
-1945 | The Manhattan Project resulted in the successful testing of the first atomic bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
-2017 | The BBC announced that Jodie Whittaker will become the first-ever female Doctor in "Doctor Who". |
📸 Snapshot

Dolly with Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, who led her research, 2000
💬 Final Words
🏆 FlashQuiz
Did we make history today? |
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