⚔️ 1066 – William the Conqueror landed at Pevensey, initiating the Norman Conquest of England and transforming the nation's society and governance. 🏰🇬🇧

🇲🇽 1821 – Mexico's Act of Independence was signed, officially marking the nation's liberation from Spanish rule after years of struggle. 📜🎉

🧪 1924 – The League of Nations adopted the Geneva Protocol, banning chemical and biological weapons in response to the devastation of World War I. ⚖️☠️

💊 1928 – Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, revolutionizing medicine and ushering in the antibiotic era that saved countless lives. 🧬💡

⚾ 1960 – Ted Williams hit a home run in his final at-bat for the Boston Red Sox, capping a legendary baseball career as one of the greatest hitters. 🏅⚾

✝️ 1978 – Pope John Paul I died unexpectedly after just 33 days in office, one of the shortest papacies in history, sparking widespread speculation. 🕊️✝️

🚢 1994 – The MS Estonia tragically sank in the Baltic Sea, claiming 852 lives and becoming one of the deadliest maritime disasters of the 20th century. 🌊💔

✍️ 1995 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo II Accord, advancing Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza. 🤝🕊️

🌉 2000 – The Øresund Bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark opened, strengthening economic and cultural ties between the two countries. 🇸🇪🇩🇰

🚀 2008 – SpaceX's Falcon 1 became the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit, marking a breakthrough in commercial space exploration. 🚀🌌