Events
197 -
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats
usurper Clodius Albinus in the
Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.1594 - Having already inherited the
throne of the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother
Catherine Jagellonica of Poland,
Sigismund III of the
House of Vasa is
crowned King of
Sweden, succeeding his father
John III of Sweden.
1600 - The Peruvian stratovolcano
Huaynaputina exploded in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.1674 -
England and the
Netherlands sign the
Peace of Westminster, ending the
Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of
New Amsterdam to England, which renamed it
New York.
1807 - In
Alabama, Former
Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason and confined to Fort Stoddart.
1819 -
British explorer William Smith discovers the
South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of
King George III.
1846 - In
Austin, Texas the newly-formed Texas state government is officially installed. The
Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the
State of Texas government following Texas'
annexation by the
United States.
1847 - The
Donner Party is rescued. It is noted that some of the survivors seem to be remarkably well-fed considering their ordeal.
1852 - The
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is founded at
Jefferson College in
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
1861 -
Serfdom is
abolished in
Russia.
1878 - The
phonograph is patented by
Thomas Edison.
1881 -
Kansas became the first
U.S. state to prohibit all
alcoholic beverages.
1913 - Prizes are included in
Cracker Jack candy boxes for the first time.
1915 -
World War I: The
Battle of Gallipoli began.
1937 - During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, two
Eritrean nationalists attempt to kill viceroy
Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
1941 -
World War II: The
Afrika Korps, the
corps-level headquarters controlling the German
Panzer divisions in
North Africa, was formed.
1942 -
World War II: nearly 250
Japanese warplanes
attack the northern Australian city of
Darwin killing anywhere from 243 to 1100 people.1942 - World War II:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the
executive order 9066, allowing the
United States military to relocate
Japanese-Americans to
Japanese internment camps.
1943 - World War II:
Battle of the Kasserine Pass in
Tunisia begins.
1945 - World War II:
Battle of Iwo Jima - about 30,000
United States Marines land on
Iwo Jima.
1949 -
Ezra Pound is awarded the first
Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and
Yale University.
1953 -
Censorship:
Georgia approves the first
literature censorship board in the
United States.
1959 - The
United Kingdom grants
Cyprus its
independence, which is then on formally proclaimed on
August 16,
1960.
1968 -
National Educational Television (the predecessor to the
Public Broadcasting Service in the United States) debuts the children's
television program
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1968 - Egyptian commando forces attempt to intervene in a hijacking situation at Larnaca International Airport, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
1982- Maiden flight of
Boeing 757 1985 -
Artificial heart patient
William J. Schroeder becomes the first such patient to leave
hospital. 1985 -
Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in
Spain, killing 148.1985 -
EastEnders first airs on televisions across the
United Kingdom, on the first night of a major identity change for
BBC1.
1986 - The
Soviet Union launches the
Mir space station.
1999 - Official dedication and unveiling of the cornerstone at
Air Canada Centre.
2001 - An
Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the
Oklahoma City National Memorial.
2002 -
NASA's
Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of
Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
2004 -
Nazi-hunter
Simon Wiesenthal is awarded an
honorary knighthood in recognition of a "lifetime of service to humanity."
2006 -
The Rolling Stones made the largest show open to the public of the world in
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1.3 million people went to the show.
2007 - Three
Salvadoran deputies to the
Central American Parliament and their driver are murdered in
Guatemala.
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