1815 – The Second Serbian Uprising - a
second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the
Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after
the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
1867 – William
Lincoln patents the zoetrope, a machine
that shows animated pictures by mounting a strip of drawings in a
wheel.
1920 – The national
council in Turkey denounces
the government of SultanMehmed VI and announces a temporary
constitution.
1985 – Coca-Cola
changes its formula and releases New Coke.
The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula
is back on the market in less than 3 months.
2003 – Beijing
closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus.
2009 – The gamma
ray burstGRB 090423 it's observed
for 10 seconds as the most distant object of any kind and also the
oldest known object in the universe.