May 12: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 113The Roman emperor Trajan inaugurated his famous column in Rome, commemorating his victory in Dacia.
2. 1364Jagiellonian University, Poland's oldest university, was founded in Kraków.
3. 1551San Marcos University, one of the oldest universities in the Americas, was founded in Lima, Peru's capital.
4. 1926The airship Norge, with Roald Amundsen aboard, became the first aircraft to fly over the North Pole.
5. 1937George VI and his wife Elizabeth were crowned king and queen of Britain in London.

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