On This Day...

• 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was destroyed in an act of arson by a man named Herostratus.
• 1831 – In Brussels, Leopold I (pictured) was inaugurated as the firstKing of the Belgians.
• 1925 – Creation–evolution controversy: High school biology teacherJohn T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class.
• 1944 – World War II: American troops landed on Guam to liberate it fromJapanese control.
• 1964 – Race riots began in Padang, Singapore, then part of Malaysia, during aMalay procession marking Muhammad's birthday, leaving 23 people killed, 450 people injured, significant damage to property and vehicles, and a government imposed 11-day curfew.
• 1995 – The Chinese People's Liberation Army began firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan, starting the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.