1184 BC β The traditional date marking the fall of Troy after Greek soldiers infiltrate the city using the fabled Trojan Horse π΄ βοΈ
1918 β The very first tank-to-tank combat in history takes place during the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in World War I π‘οΈ βοΈ
1731 β Daniel Defoe, the renowned English writer, journalist, and author of the classic novel Robinson Crusoe, passes away in London π ποΈ
1888 β The Eastman Kodak Company is officially founded, revolutionising photography and making it accessible to the masses π· ποΈ
1961 β A young Bob Dylan makes his professional recording debut, earning $50 for playing the harmonica on a Harry Belafonte track πΈ π€
1967 β The Doors released their No. 1 psychedelic rock anthem single "Light My Fire" π₯πͺ Β
1970 β China successfully launches Dong Fang Hong I, officially becoming the fifth nation in the world to place a satellite in orbit π°οΈ π¨π³
1990 β The groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope is successfully launched into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery π π
2004 β EstΓ©e Lauder, the pioneering American business magnate and self-made cosmetics queen, passes away at the age of 97 π ποΈ
2005 β Snuppy, an Afghan hound, is born in South Korea, making scientific history as the world's very first cloned dog πΆ π§¬
