The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.
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Steve Jobs announced the Apple iPad, the company's most advanced piece of technology at the time.
The theory of Wave Mechanics by physicist Erwin Schrödinger was first taught in lectures.
Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, embarked on its maiden voyage from Miami.
Germany first observed the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Scottish schoolmaster Dr. John Fian who had 'a pact with the devil,' was found guilty of witchcraft.
