330: “New Rome” established by Constantine.On this day in 330, Constantine the Great dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, an act that helped transform it into a leading city of the world.More events on this day1943:U.S. troops invaded Attu, one of the Aleutian Islands captured by the Japanese in 1942. |
1918:American theoretical physicist Richard P. Feynman was born in New York City. |
1910:Glacier National Park was established in the Rocky Mountain wilderness of northwestern Montana. |
1888:American composer Irving Berlin, who played a leading role in the evolution of the popular song from the early ragtime and jazz eras through the golden age of musicals, was born in Russia. |
1885:American jazz cornetist King Oliver was born in Abend, Louisiana. |
1846:U.S. President James K. Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico. |
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