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Philip's victory ends the age of the city-state
At Chaeronea in Boeotia, Philip II of Macedon led his forces to a decisive victory over the allied armies of Athens and Thebes, securing Macedonian hegemony over ancient Greece. The battle effectively ended the era of independent Greek city-states and set the stage for his son, Alexander the Great, to launch his world-changing conquest of the Persian Empire.
The original torch singer of Broadway
In Danville, Illinois, Helen Morgan was born with a voice that could break hearts. She became the quintessential torch singer of the 1920s, ruling the Chicago club scene before creating the iconic role of Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Show Boat. Despite battles with alcoholism that cut her life short, her singing style influenced generations of vocalists.
At the California Institute of Technology, American physicist Carl David Anderson proved the existence of antimatter.
At the California Institute of Technology, American physicist Carl David Anderson proved the existence of antimatter with the discovery of the positron, for which he would receive the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics.