1861
Kansas entered the Union, making it the 34th state to join the United States of America.[1]
1845
The New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem 'The Raven.'[1]
1781
Wolfgang Mozart's opera 'Idomeneo' premiered at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, Germany.[1]
1595
One of William Shakespeare's most acclaimed plays, 'Romeo & Juliet' was performed for the first time.[1]