Historical Events
Historic Expedition
Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, that when light passes a large body, gravity will bend the rays confirmed by Arthur Eddington's expedition to photograph a solar eclipse on the island of Principe, West Africa
Albert Einstein
- Charles Strite files patent for the pop-up toaster
- The Republic of Prekmurje founded - a short-lived, unrecognised state, which on June 6, 1919 was incorporated into the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed "Yugoslavia" in 1929)
Famous Deaths
- Robert Bacon, American politician (39th United States Secretary of State), dies at 58