Check out some of the events that took place on this day in history:

1439 Plymouth Becomes A Pioneering Town

Plymouth becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament.

1936 Californian Bridge Opens

In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.

1990 The Birth Of The World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee published a formal proposal for the creation of the World Wide Web.

2011 Berlusconi Resigns

Silvio Berlusconi tendered his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.

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