Events1581 -
Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by
Elizabeth I.
1655 - The miraculous statue entitled the
Infant of Prague is solemnly crowned by command of Cardinal Harrach.
1660 - Declaration of Breda by King
Charles II of England.
1721 - Sir
Robert Walpole enters office as the first
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under
King George I.
1812 - U.S. President
James Madison enacted a ninety-day
embargo on trade with the
United Kingdom.
1814 -
Napoleon abdicates for the first time.
1818 - The
United States Congress adopts the
flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20).
1841 -
William Henry Harrison dies of
pneumonia becoming the first
President of the United States to die in office and the one with the shortest term served and
John Tyler takes the oath of office becoming the first
Vice President of the United States to become president.
1850 - The Great Fire of
Cottenham, a large part of the
Cambridgeshire village (
England) is burnt to the ground under suspicious circumstances. 1850 -
Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city.
1859 -
Bryant's Minstrels debut "
Dixie" in
New York City in the finale of a
blackface minstrel show.
1865 -
American Civil War: A day after
Union forces capture
Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President
Abraham Lincoln visits the
Confederate capital.
1866 -
Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev.
1887 -
Argonia, Kansas elects
Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the
United States.
1905 - In
India, an
earthquake near
Kangra kills 370,000.
1913 - The Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the
Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
1918 -
World War I:
Second Battle of the Somme ends.
1930 - The
Communist Party of Panama is founded.
1939 -
Faisal II becomes King of
Iraq.
1945 -
World War II: American troops liberate
Ohrdruf forced labor camp in
Germany. 1945 - World War II: Soviet Army takes control of
Hungary.
1949 - Twelve nations sign the
North Atlantic Treaty creating the
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
1960 -
Senegal independence day.
1965 - The first model of the new
Saab Viggen fighter aircraft plane is unveiled.
1967 -
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in
New York City's
Riverside Church.
1968 -
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated at a motel in
Memphis,
Tennessee.1968 -
Apollo program:
NASA launches
Apollo 6.1968 -
AEK Athens BC becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup.
1969 - Dr.
Denton Cooley implants the first temporary
artificial heart.
1973 - The
World Trade Center in
New York is officially dedicated.
1975 -
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between
Bill Gates and
Paul Allen.1975 -
Vietnam War:
Operation Baby Lift - A
United States Air Force C-5A Galaxy crashes near
Saigon,
South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, transporting orphans - 172 die.
1976 - Prince
Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of
Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
1979 - President
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of
Pakistan is executed.
1983 - Space Shuttle
Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space (
STS-6).
1984 - President
Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on
chemical weapons.
1988 -
Governor Evan Mecham of
Arizona is convicted in his
impeachment trial and removed from office.
1991 - Senator
John Heinz of
Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over an elementary school in
Merion, Pennsylvania.
1994 -
Marc Andreessen and
Jim Clark found
Netscape Communications Corporation under the name "Mosaic Communications Corporation".
1996 -
Comet Hyakutake was imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
2002 - The
Angolan government and
UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the
Angolan Civil War.
2007 - 15 British Royal Navy personnel
held in Iran are released by the Iranian President.
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