in History
The greatest dome in Christendom trembles
A devastating earthquake shook Constantinople, severely damaging buildings across the imperial capital. Most alarming of all, the tremor cracked the magnificent dome of Hagia Sophia, Justinian's architectural masterpiece and the largest enclosed space in the world. The damage necessitated a major reconstruction that would alter the dome's profile for centuries to come.
Max Planck rewrites the laws of nature
Before the Physics Society in Berlin, Max Planck presented a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law, introducing the revolutionary concept that energy is emitted in discrete packets called quanta. This single lecture, delivered to a small academic audience, launched the quantum revolution that would overturn classical physics and reshape humanity's understanding of reality.
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal.
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.