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• −3114The epoch of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, a non-repeating, vigesimal calendar used by the Maya civilization and several other Mesoamerican cultures, occurred (pictured).
• 106 The region of Dacia, comprising regions of modern Romania, became a province of the Roman Empire.
• The first papal conclave
  held in the Sistine Chapel elected Roderic Borja as Pope Alexander VI to succeed Pope Innocent VIII.
• 1952 King Talal of Jordan abdicated due to health reasons and was succeeded by his eldest son Hussein.
• race riots
  began in Watts, Los Angeles, lasting for six days and leaving 34 people dead and 1,032 injured.
• 1973 At a party in the recreation room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue|a New York City apartment building, DJ Kool Herc began rapping during an extended break, laying the foundation for hip-hop music.