On today's date in 1965: A large, brilliant fireball was seen by thousands in midwestern North America before crash landing in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1905: Legislation establishing state secularism in France was passed by the Chamber of Deputies. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1660: A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1504: Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah writes his Oran fatwa, arguing for the relaxation of Islamic law requirements for the forcibly converted Muslims in Spain. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 757: Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1837: British troops swiftly defeated rebels led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Anthony Van Egmond at the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only major confrontation of the Upper Canada Rebellion. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 574: Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1492: After exploring island of Cuba for gold, surmising it for Japan, Columbus lands on island similar to Castile, naming it Hispaniola. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 963: Pope Leo VIII is appointed to the office of Protonotary and begins his papacy as antipope of Rome. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1745: Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1456: The first of the two 1456 Central Italy earthquakes measuring Mw  7.2 causes extreme destruction and kills as many as 70,000 people. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1649: The town of Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) was founded by Count Per Brahe the Younger. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1484: Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 633: Fourth Council of Toledo takes place. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1791: The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 771: Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 771: Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1745: Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1979: Eleven people were crushed in a human stampede at a concert by British rock band The Who in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1904: Himalia, Jupiter's largest irregular moon, was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in California. #history #grownostr