On this day:
1790: Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone
1903: First flight of the Wright Flyer, the powered aircraft made by the Wright brothers. It was the first such aircraft to take flight.
2010: The beginning of the Arab Spring
Born on this day:
1770: Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist, composer
1778: Humphry Davy, English chemist, physicist
Gone on this day:
1273: Rumi, Persian mystic, poet
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