527-Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
1515-Portuguese fleet under Afonso de Albuquerque capture the Persian fortress of Hormuz, renaming it the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception
1748-The ruins of Pompeii are rediscovered by Spaniard Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre
1889-First dishwashing machine, invented by Josephine Cochrane, is marketed in Chicago newspaper
1919-The influential Bauhaus School opens in Weimar, Germany, headed by architect Walter Gropius teaching painting, sculpture, architecture, and design [1]
1948-"Big Bang" theory proposed in scientific journal "Physical Review" by American cosmologists Ralph Alpher, Hans Bethe, and George Gamow
1974-Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran
1976-Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs' parents' house in Cupertino, California
2001-The Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal