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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

-622

The Islamic Era begins with Muhammad and his followers migrating from Mecca to Medina (Hijra).

-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

A certain butterfly is already on the wing.

🏆 FlashQuiz

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