On this day in history: 1384 – Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman. 1834 – Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground. 1846 – William T.G. Morton first demonstrated ether anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital in the Ether Dome. 1869 – The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is discovered. 1906 – The Captain of Köpenick fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer. 1916 – In Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States. 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney. 1944 – Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpeckers first steady foil, was debuted at the The Beach Nut, a Walter Lantzs cartoon. 1975 – Rahima Banu, a two-year old girl from the village of Kuralia in Bangladesh, is the last known person to be infected with naturally occurring smallpox. 1983 - Venera 16 Venus Orbit Insertion. 2012 – The extrasolar planet Alpha Centauri Bb is discovered.
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