1830- US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the Army to force Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears.
1936- Alan Turing submits "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he set out the theoretical basis for modern computers..
1742 - 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London).
1937- The German automaker Volkswagen was founded to mass-produce a low-priced “people's car”; the company was originally operated by a Nazi organization.
1961 - Dedicated to informing public opinion about human rights and to securing the release of political prisoners, Amnesty International was founded in London on this day in 1961 and won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize..
1936- Alan Turing submits "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he set out the theoretical basis for modern computers..
1742 - 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London).
1937- The German automaker Volkswagen was founded to mass-produce a low-priced “people's car”; the company was originally operated by a Nazi organization.
1961 - Dedicated to informing public opinion about human rights and to securing the release of political prisoners, Amnesty International was founded in London on this day in 1961 and won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize..
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