2004 – Facebook is founded
The social networking service currently has over 1 billion active users.
1948 – Ceylon (Sri Lanka) proclaims independence within the British Commonwealth
Since the 16th century, the island had been colonized by Portugal, the Netherlands, and Great Britain.
1861 – The Confederate States of America are established
6 slave states met in Montgomery, Alabama to form the Confederacy, which lasted only until 1865.
1859 – German archeologist Constantin von Tischendorf discovers the Codex Sinaiticus
The “Sinai Bible”, a handwritten copy of the Greek Bible, is considered a great historical treasure.
1789 – George Washington is elected as first President of the United States
Washington took office on April 30, 1789.
1948 – Alice Cooper
American singer-songwriter, actor
1913 – Rosa Parks
American activist
1906 – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German pastor, theologian
1902 – Charles Lindbergh
American pilot, activist
1746 – Tadeusz Kościuszko
Polish/American general
2006 – Betty Friedan
American author, activist
2001 – Iannis Xenakis
Greek/French composer, engineer, theorist
1987 – Liberace
American singer, pianist, actor
1987 – Meena Keshwar Kamal
Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanista
1894 – Adolphe Sax
Belgian musician, invented the saxophone
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