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The last emperor's father seizes the capital
Orestes, a Roman general who had once served Attila the Hun, marched his forces into Ravenna and seized control of the Western Roman Empire's capital. Emperor Julius Nepos fled. Orestes then installed his young son, Romulus Augustulus, on the throne, unwittingly setting the stage for the final act of the Western Roman Empire's long demise.
America's first school in the Philippines opens
Silliman University was established in Dumaguete, Philippines, by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, becoming the first American private school in the country and the first Protestant institution of higher education in Asia. The university would grow into one of the Philippines' most prestigious educational institutions, shaping generations of Filipino leaders.
African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman.
African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.