🗓️ Time Machine

-1099

The First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march around Jerusalem while its Muslim defenders look on.

-1497

Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departed on his first voyage to become the first European to reach India by sea.

-1777

Independent Vermont introduces a new constitution that prohibits slavery.

-1800

Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gave the first cowpox vaccination in the US.

-1853

Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay, allowing Western influence and trade in Japan.

-1948

The 500th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church was celebrated in Moscow.

-1949

The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act takes effect in South Africa, banning mixed marriages or sexual relationships.

-1996

The Spice Girls release their debut single "Wannabe" in the UK.

-2010

📸 Time Capsule

💬 Final Words

Applaud, my friends, the comedy is finished.

Ludwig van Beethoven

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