1896 Gold was first discovered in Klondike at Bonanza Creek in the Yukon Alaska by George Carmack 1956 Bela Lagosi of the movies ” Dracula ” died

1939 The Wizard of Oz premiered at the Graumans Chinese Theatre in Hollywood California USA 1947 India gained independence for Great Britain but remained its dominion until 1950

1281 Kubiai Khans second Mongol invasion of Japan his fleet of 3500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near Japan 1945 Japan surrenders on what is called V-J Day to end World War II

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