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September 14, 2026 · Starting event: The Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris (1889)

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1. 534 BC
   Theatre

   Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to play a character on stage

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2. 1582
   Calendar

   Pope Gregory XIII introduces the Gregorian calendar

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3. 1605
   Books

   The first part of Cervantes' Don Quixote is published in Madrid

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4. 1743
   Science

   Jean-Pierre Christin designs a centigrade thermometer, with water freezing at zero degrees

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5. 1783
   Flight

   Two Frenchmen make the first untethered crewed hot air balloon flight, over Paris

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6. 1817
   Invention

   Karl von Drais rides his "dandy horse", the earliest form of bicycle

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7. 1818
   Books

   Mary Shelley anonymously publishes Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

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8. 1834
   Birth

   Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table, is born

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9. 1873
   Fashion

   Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets

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10. 1877
    Sport

    The first Wimbledon tennis championship begins in London

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11. 1885
    Photography

    Wilson Bentley takes the first known photograph of a snowflake

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12. 1889
    LandmarkStarting event

    The Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris

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13. 1903
    Food

    Italo Marchiony receives a US patent for a machine that makes ice cream cones

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14. 1904
    Birth

    Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is born

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15. 1928
    Medicine

    Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mould in his lab, discovering penicillin

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16. 1935
    Invention

    The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City

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17. 1959
    Toys

    The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York

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18. 1969
    Music

    The Beatles are photographed walking across a zebra crossing for the Abbey Road album cover

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19. 1978
    Comics

    The Garfield comic strip goes into nationwide syndication

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20. 1994
    Art

    Thieves steal Edvard Munch's The Scream from the National Gallery of Norway

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21. 2005
    Internet

    The first ever YouTube video, "Me at the zoo", is uploaded

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