On this day in Square Root Day history:
January 1, 1901: The six colonies became a Federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed.
February 2, 1904: Vladimir Novak, a Czechoslovakian nordic skiier, was born.
March 3, 1909: The FDA approved the use of Sodium Benzoate as a preservative in foods.
April 4, 1916: Albert Mauritz Atterberg, a Swedish chemist and agricultural scientist, died.
May 5, 1925: Monica Lewis, an American singer and actress, was born.
June 6, 1936: Yoo Jae-yong, a South Korean novelist, was born. He made his literary debut with the serial children's tale, "The Gangly Balloon", printed in 1965.
July 7, 1949: Shelley Duvall, the actress best known for her role in "The Shining" was born.
August 8, 1964: A Rolling Stones gig in Scheveningen gets out of control. Riot police end the gig in 15 minutes.
September 9, 1981: Manuel Pascali (soccer player) was born in Milan, Italy.
January 1, 2001: A black monolith approximately 9 feet tall appears in Seattle's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"
February 2, 2004: Roger Federer becomes the no. 1 ranked tennis player in the world.
I wonder what kind of significant world event will happen today?!
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