OTD:

👑 In 1399, King Richard II was deposed in London, marking the first formal dethronement of an English monarch as Henry Bolingbroke ascended the throne as Henry IV. ⚔️

🖋️ In 1888, the notorious "Dear Boss" letter, allegedly from Jack the Ripper, was received in London, taunting police and shaping the killer's infamous image. 🕵️

🧫 In 1928, Alexander Fleming announced his groundbreaking discovery of penicillin, revolutionizing medicine and saving millions from bacterial infections. 💊

📉 In 1929, the British stock market crashed, foreshadowing the global economic collapse that led to the Great Depression. 💥

⚖️ In 1946, the Nuremberg Trials concluded with the sentencing of Nazi officials, holding them accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 🏛️

🚢 In 1954, the USS Nautilus, the world's first atomic-powered submarine, was commissioned, transforming naval capabilities with nuclear propulsion. 🌊

🎬 In 1955, actor James Dean tragically died in a car crash, becoming an enduring symbol of youthful rebellion despite his short career. 🚗

🏒 In 1972, Canada defeated the Soviet Union in the Summit Series, with Paul Henderson scoring the game-winning goal in a Cold War cultural showdown. 🏆

🚢 In 1994, the MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea, claiming 852 lives, one of the deadliest maritime disasters of the 20th century. 🌊

💻 In 2020, Google achieved "quantum supremacy" with its Sycamore processor, performing a task that would take classical computers thousands of years. 🧠