| (1616) William Shakespeare dies on his birthday
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According to tradition, the revered English-language playwright is born on this date in 1564, and he dies on the same date 52 years later. In between, the Stratford-upon-Avon native is credited with writing 38 plays and 154 sonnets that will outlive him by centuries. . |
| (1635) First public school in America is founded
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| Modeled after the Boston Grammar School in Lincolnshire, England, the Boston Latin School opens its doors in the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlement of North America. It will eventually be regarded as the oldest existing school in the US.. |
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| (1968) Students take over Columbia University in Vietnam protest
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Angered at the school’s affiliation with institutions connected to the Vietnam War, students at New York’s prestigious Columbia University stage a mass protest and take control of buildings on campus. Police will later move in to clear the protesters. . |
| (2005) Online video mania begins with elephants
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| An 18-second clip titled, ‘Me at the Zoo,’ is the first video uploaded to YouTube . The clip features YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim admiring elephants at the San Diego Zoo. Though Karim’s video is a far cry from ‘Gangnam Style’ and ‘What Does the Fox Say?’ it will open the floodgates to the now ubiquitous video-sharing site.. |
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