- 1139 - Afonso the Conqueror became the first king of an independent Portugal.
- 1847 - Freed slaves from the United States formed a new country in Africa known as Liberia (Land of the Free).
- 1887 - L. L. Zamenhof published Dr. Esperanto's International Language.
- 1953 - Fidel Castro led an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution.
- 1956 - Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation.
- 1139 - Afonso the Conqueror became the first king of an independent Portugal.
- 1847 - Freed slaves from the United States formed a new country in Africa known as Liberia (Land of the Free).
- 1887 - L. L. Zamenhof published Dr. Esperanto's International Language.
- 1953 - Fidel Castro led an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution.
- 1956 - Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation.