Other Events
1703 – Portugal and England sign a treaty which gives preference to
Portuguese wines into England.
1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time in history.
1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
1932 – Radio City Music Hall opens.
2002 – The company Clonaid announces that it has successfully cloned a
human being, but it is never shown.
2004 – The brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on
the planet occurs due to radiation from an explosion on the magnetar.
