1521 Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortez captured the Aztec Emperor Cuauhtemoc ending the Aztec Empire 1536 Buddist Monks from Kyotos Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples all over Kyoto

1851 American inventor Isaac Singer patents the first sewing machine 1908 Henry Ford company built the first Model T car

1954 a formal peace treaty ended a 7 year war between France and Communist Viet Minh 2014 Comedian Robin Williams ended his life unexpectedly by suicide

610 in Islam the traditional date of Layout al-Cadr Muhammad began to receive the Qur’an 1846 US Act of Congress passed the Smithsonian Institution making the worlds largest museum and research complex

1930 Animated character Betty Boom appeared for the first time in Max Fleeischers cartoon called ” Dizzy Dishes “ 1945 The US dropped the second Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki Japan destroying a part of the city and costing many lives

1786 The US Congress unanimously selected the dollar a the monetary currency for the United States 1974 President Richard Nixon announced he will resign at 12PM the next day