Events986 -
Louis V becomes King of the
Franks.1127 -
Assassination of
Charles the Good,
Count of
Flanders.
1717 -
The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first
ballet performed in
England.
1791 - Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a
semaphore machine in
Paris.
1799 -
Congress standardizes US weights and measures
1807 - The
U.S. Congress passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the
United States... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country."
1815 - Signing of Kandyan treaty by
British invaders and
Sri Lankan King.
1836 -
Texas Revolution:
Declaration of independence of the
Republic of Texas from
Mexico.
1855 -
Alexander II becomes
Tsar of
Russia.
1861 -
Nevada Territory and
Dakota Territory are organized as
political divisions of the United States.1861 -
Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia:
Tsar Alexander II signed the
emancipation reform into law, abolishing
Russian serfdom.
1863 - The
United States Congress authorizes track width of 4'8-1/2" for
Union Pacific Railroad
1865 -
Second Taranaki War: The
Volkner Incident in
New Zealand.
1867 - The
United States Congress passed the 1st
Reconstruction Act1877 -
U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the
U.S. Congress declares
Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though
Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on
November 7,
1876.
1888 - The
Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the
Suez Canal during war and peace.
1896 -
Ethiopia defeats
Italy in the
Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an
African nation over a
colonial power.
1899 - In the state of
Washington,
USA,
Mount Rainier National Park is established.
1901 - The
United States Congress passes the
Platt amendment, limiting the autonomy of
Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of
American troops.
1903 - In
New York City the
Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first
hotel exclusively for
women.
1917 - The enactment of the
Jones-Shafroth Act grants
Puerto Ricans,
United States citizenship.1917 - (
Old Style) -
Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother
Michael II of Russia.
1919 - The first
Communist International meets in
Moscow.
1925 - Secretary of Agriculture approves first list of
United States Numbered Highways1933 -
King Kong premieres in
New York City.
1937 - The
Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a surprise
collective bargaining agreement with
U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the
United States steel industry.
1939 -
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected
Pope and takes the name
Pius XII.
1941 -
World War II: First
German military units enter
Bulgaria after it joined the
Axis Pact.
1943 - World War II:
Battle of the Bismarck Sea -
United States and
Australian forces sink
Japanese convoy ships.
1946 -
Ho Chi Minh is elected the
President of
North Vietnam.
1949 -
Captain James Gallagher lands his
B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in
Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world
airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.1949 - The first automatic
street light was installed in New Milford, Conn..
1953 - The
Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.
1955 -
King Norodom Sihanouk of
Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King
Norodom Suramarit.
1956 -
Morocco declares its independence from
France.
1962 - In
Burma, the army led by General
Ne Win seizes power in a
coup.1962 -
Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring
record in the
National Basketball Association by
tallying 100 points.
1969 - In
Toulouse,
France the first test flight of the Anglo-French
Concorde is conducted.1969 -
Soviet and
Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the
Ussuri River.
1970 -
Rhodesia declares itself a
republic, breaking its last links with the
British crown.
1972 - The
Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from
Cape Canaveral,
Florida with a mission to explore the outer
planets.
1978 -
Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-
Russian or non-
American to go into
space, when he is launched aboard
Soyuz 28.
1987 -
Chrysler acquires
American Motors.
1989 - Twelve
European Community nations agree to ban the production of all
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century.
1991 - Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings end to the
1991 Gulf War.
1990 -
Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the
African National Congress.
1992 -
Uzbekistan joins the United Nations.1992 -
Moldova joins the UN.1995 - Sam Al-Khatatbeh eats the first Mint Chocolate Chip topping on a 'Choco-MAN' ice cream cup.
1995 -
Yahoo! is incorporated.
1996 -
John Howard is elected
Prime Minister of Australia.1996 - Establishment of
Ranabima Royal College,
Kandy,
Sri Lanka.1996 - All members of
Brazilian rock band
Mamonas Assassinas die in a plane crash near
São Paulo.
1998 - Data sent from the
Galileo spacecraft indicates that
Jupiter's moon
Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
2002 -
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan:
Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on
March 19 after killing 500
Taliban and
al Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
2003 - The first International Symposium on
Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University.
2004 - Voters in the U.S. state of
Georgia vote on a
referendum concerning its
Confederacy-derived
flag.2004 -
War in Iraq:
Al Qaeda carries out the
Ashoura Massacre in
Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
2006 -
Sir Menzies Campbell is elected the new leader of the
United Kingdom Liberal Democrats.
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