⚔️ 1002 - King Æthelred ordered the St. Brice’s Day Massacre against Danes in England, a tragic act that led to further Danish invasions. 🛡️⚔️

🌀 1841 - James Braid coined the term "hypnosis" in Scotland, distinguishing it as a scientific phenomenon and laying the groundwork for hypnotherapy. 🧠🔍

🌄 1916 - The Battle of the Ancre, the final phase of the Somme, demonstrated the devastating toll of trench warfare in WWI. 💣🇬🇧

🎶 1940 - Disney’s Fantasia premiered, blending classical music with animation in a pioneering film that became a cultural classic. 🎼✨

🚌 1956 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional, ending the Montgomery bus boycott and advancing the Civil Rights Movement. 🕊️🚍

🇸🇾 1970 - Hafez al-Assad seized power in Syria, beginning a decades-long authoritarian rule that shaped Syrian politics and the Middle East. 🏛️✊

🌋 1985 - The Nevado del Ruiz eruption caused a devastating mudslide, burying Armero and claiming over 20,000 lives in Colombia. 🌋🇨🇴

🇪🇺 1994 - Sweden voted to join the EU, signaling its commitment to European economic integration and cooperation. 🌍🤝

🔎 2002 - UN Resolution 1441 warned Iraq of serious consequences if it failed to disarm, paving the way for eventual conflict and the Iraq War. 🛢️🇺🇳

🇫🇷 2015 - Coordinated terror attacks in Paris took 130 lives, leading to global solidarity with France and strengthened counter-terrorism efforts. 🕊️🇫🇷

🌺 1893 - Queen Liliuokalani was arrested, marking the end of Hawaiian sovereignty and paving the way for U.S. annexation of Hawaii. 🇺🇸🤝

❄️ 1912 - Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover they had been beaten by Roald Amundsen; tragically, Scott and his team perished on the return journey. 🏔️🚩

🇷🇺 1927 - Stalin solidified his control by expelling rivals Trotsky and Zinoviev, marking the start of his authoritarian rule in the Soviet Union. 🔥⚖️

🏗️ 1933 - Roosevelt launched the Civil Works Administration under the New Deal, providing jobs and hope during the Great Depression. 🇺🇸🛠️

⚖️ 1948 - The Tokyo Trials sentenced seven Japanese leaders for war crimes, establishing accountability for WWII atrocities in Asia. 🕊️⚖️

🗽 1954 - Ellis Island, a beacon for millions of immigrants to the U.S., closed its doors, later becoming a national monument. 🌍🇺🇸

🇸🇾 1970 - Hafez al-Assad seized power in Syria through a bloodless coup, beginning a decades-long authoritarian dynasty. 🏛️✊

🛡️ 1990 - NATO and Warsaw Pact leaders signed the CFE Treaty in Paris, reducing European military forces and easing Cold War tensions. ✌️🤝

☄️ 2014 - ESA’s Rosetta mission successfully landed the Philae probe on a comet, achieving a historic first in space exploration. 🌌🛰️

🌍 2021 - COP26 ended in Glasgow with global commitments to combat climate change, including pledges to cut emissions and phase out coal. 🌱🔥

🕊️ 1918 - The Armistice ending World War I was signed in Compiègne, France, at the "eleventh hour," bringing an end to a devastating global conflict. 🌍🛤️

🇬🇧 1919 - King George V declared the first Armistice Day in the UK, initiating the annual tradition of remembrance for those who died in war. 🎖️🕯️

🇺🇸 1921 - The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated at Arlington Cemetery, honoring unidentified U.S. soldiers lost in battle. ⚰️🇺🇸

✈️ 1940 - The Royal Navy’s daring air raid on Taranto dealt a critical blow to the Italian fleet, proving the power of naval air strikes. ⚓💥

🇦🇴 1975 - Angola gained independence from Portugal, though Cold War-fueled civil conflict soon followed, shaping the nation’s future. ✊🏾🇦🇴

🧠 1930 - Einstein and Tagore’s discussion on science, philosophy, and reality bridged Eastern and Western thought in an iconic intellectual exchange. 🌌🤝

🇺🇸 1983 - President Reagan dedicated the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, honoring those who served and sacrificed, with a moving minimalist design. 🕊️🪖

🌞 1992 - The Catholic Church formally recognized Galileo’s heliocentrism, signaling a long-awaited reconciliation of faith and science. 🔭✝️

🚇 2000 - A tragic funicular fire in Kaprun, Austria, killed 155 people, leading to significant improvements in tunnel safety protocols. 🚒🇦🇹

🌏 2014 - The APEC summit in Beijing concluded with commitments to economic cooperation and environmental sustainability in the Asia-Pacific. 🌱🤝