Events
1500 -
Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first
European to sight
Brazil. 1509 -
Henry VIII ascends the
throne of
England after the death of his father. 1529 -
Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between
Spain and
Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the
Moluccas.
1836 -
Texas Revolution: A day after the
Battle of San Jacinto forces under
Texas General Sam Houston capture
Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
1863 -
American Civil War:
Grierson's Raid begins – troops under
Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central
Mississippi.
1864 - The
U.S. Congress passes the
Coinage Act which mandates that the inscription "
In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as
United States currency.
1876 - The Boston Red Stockings defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 in the first
National League Baseball game
1889 - At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the
Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of
Oklahoma City and
Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
1898 -
Spanish-American War: The
United States Navy begins a
blockade of
Cuban ports and the
USS Nashville captures a
Spanish merchant ship.
1912 -
Pravda, the "voice" of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publications in
Saint Petersburg.
1915 - The
use of poison gas in World War I escalates when
chlorine gas is released as a
chemical weapon in the
Second Battle of Ypres.
1930 - The
United Kingdom,
Japan and the
United States sign the
London Naval Treaty regulating
submarine warfare and limiting
shipbuilding.
1944 -
World War II:
Operation Persecution initiated –
Allied forces land in the
Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of
New Guinea.
1945 -
World War II: After learning that
Soviet forces have taken
Eberswalde without a fight,
Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground
bunker and states that
suicide is his only recourse.
1946 - The first installment of the popular
Japanese comic strip,
Sazae-san, is published in the Fukunichi Shimbun.
1954 -
Red Scare:
Army-McCarthy Hearings begin.
1964 - The
1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its first season.
1970 - First
Earth Day celebrated.
1972 -
Vietnam War: Increased
American bombing in
Vietnam prompts antiwar protests in
New York City,
San Francisco, and
Los Angeles.
1983 - The
German magazine,
Der Stern claims that
Adolf Hitler's diaries were found in a wreckage in
East Germany.
1992 -
1992 explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico ; 206 people were killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 were left homeless
1993 - The
Holocaust Memorial Museum in
Washington, DC is dedicated. 1993 - The
web browser Mosaic version 1.0 is released.
1997 -
Haouch Khemisti massacre in
Algeria; 93 villagers killed.1997 - A 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the
Japanese ambassador in
Lima,
Peru ends after
government commandos storm and capture the building, rescuing 71 hostages. One hostage dies of a
heart attack, two soldiers are killed from rebel fire, and all 14 rebels are slain.
1998 -
Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at
Walt Disney World near
Orlando, Florida,
United States.
2000 - In a predawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old
Elián González from his relatives' home in
Miami, Florida.2000 - The
Big Number Change takes place in the
United Kingdom.
2004 -
Two fuel trains collide in
Ryongchon,
North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
2006 - 243 people were injured in pro-democracy protest in
Nepal after Nepali security forces opened fire on protesters against
King Gyanendra.2006 -
Jalal Talabani sworn in for a second term as President of
Iraq.2006 - Four
Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of
Kandahar,
Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the
Korean War.
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