⚔️ 52 BCE – The Siege of Alesia concluded with Julius Caesar's Roman legions defeating Vercingetorix, ending Gallic resistance and securing Roman dominance over Gaul. 🏺🇫🇷

📖 1896 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of influencing the abolitionist movement and the fight against slavery. 🕊️📚

🚀 1942 – Nazi Germany successfully launched the V-2 rocket, the world’s first long-range ballistic missile, paving the way for future space exploration despite its wartime use. ⚙️🚀

🧵 1949 – George de Mestral patented Velcro, revolutionizing fastening technology with his hook-and-loop system inspired by burrs, which found use in industries from fashion to space. 🔗✨

💣 1952 – The UK conducted its first successful atomic bomb test, joining the nuclear powers and altering Cold War dynamics. 🇬🇧💥

🏅 1976 – Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey was born, later becoming the fastest man in the world and an Olympic gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games. 🏃‍♂️🇨🇦

🇩🇪 1990 – East and West Germany officially reunified, marking the end of a divided Germany after 40 years and symbolizing the close of the Cold War era. 🕊️🇩🇪

💥 1993 – President Boris Yeltsin ordered tanks to shell the Russian Parliament in Moscow, quelling a rebellion and consolidating presidential power in Russia. 🚨🇷🇺

⚖️ 1995 – O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, sparking global debate over race, justice, and the legal system in the U.S. ⚖️📰

💻 2014 – J.P. Morgan Chase revealed that hackers had stolen data from over 76 million households and 7 million businesses, marking one of the largest cyberattacks in U.S. history. 🔐💻