In 1804, Haiti became the first independent nation in Latin America and the Caribbean after a successful slave revolt against French colonial rule. Led by Toussaint Louverture and later Jean-Jacques Dessalines, it became the first country in the world to abolish slavery completely. #history

In 1215, King John of England signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede after pressure from rebellious barons. This document limited royal power for the first time and established principles like the right to a fair trial, influencing the development of constitutional law in England and beyond. #history

In 1905, Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, introducing the famous equation E=mc², which established the relationship between mass and energy. This groundbreaking work revolutionized physics, challenging classical mechanics and laying the foundation for modern theoretical physics. #history