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40 years ago today, the Australian government returned ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.

80 years ago today, fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ended when the Republic of China assumed control.

50 years ago today, in Iceland, 90% of women took part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of gender inequality.

20 years ago today, Rosa Parks, an American civil rights activist, died. She is best known for her refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

120 years ago today, Gertrude Ederle, an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events, was born. She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

70 years ago today, Graeme Revell, a New Zealand musician and composer, was born. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the leader of the industrial rock/electronic rock group SPK.

85 years ago today, Pelé, a Brazilian professional footballer, was born. He played as a forward and was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.

100 years ago today, Robert Rauschenberg, an American painter and graphic artist, was born. His early works anticipated the Pop art movement.

285 years ago today, Maria Theresa started her 40-year reign as ruler of the Habsburg monarchy when her father, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, died.

135 years ago today, Dwight D. Eisenhower was born. He was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961.

100 years ago today, Lenny Bruce, an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist, was born. His style of comedy combined satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity.

100 years ago today, Margaret Thatcher, a British stateswoman, was born. She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

150 years ago today, Aleister Crowley, an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter, was born. He founded the religion of Thelema.

180 years ago today, Elizabeth Fry, an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker, died.

50 years ago today, the premiere of Saturday Night Live, an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show, was hosted by George Carlin on NBC under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.

200 years ago today, Paul Kruger, a South African politician, was born. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa.

40 years ago today, Orson Welles, an American filmmaker and actor, died. He is considered among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.

85 years ago today, John Lennon, an English musician and activist, was born. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles.

140 years ago today, Niels Bohr, a Danish theoretical physicist, was born. He made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory.

425 years ago today, Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, received its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.