The southern parts of Great Britain were struck by The Great Storm of 1703, which took the lives of 9,000 people.
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Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of 'Scientific American.'
The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Justin II of Byzantine adopted Tiberius, his general, and proclaimed him Caesar.
