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• 193 - Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace.
• 1485 - Matthias of Hungary took Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frederick III) and made the city his capital.
• 1495 - Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky.
• 1533 - Henry VIII of England's new wife, Anne BoleynHans Holbein the Younger. Legend has it that this image is the basis for the queens in a deck of cards, but the actual inspiration was Anne's mother-in-law Elizabeth of York Anne Boleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke (about 1507 May 19, 1536) was the second wif, is crowned as queenA queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. In contrast the husband of a reigning queen is (usually) not called " king consort"; rather, he is popularly called " prince consort". In the British system, a male consort does not automatically.
• 1660Events January 1 colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration February 2 George Monck and his regiment arrive in London February 23 - Mary Dyergallows Mary Barrett Dyer ( 1611? June 1, 1660) was an English Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the colony. She is considered to be the last religious martyr in North America. Mary Dyer met A was hanged in Boston, MassachusettsAlternate meanings: Boston (disambiguation Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. Boston is the capital and largest city in Massachusetts in the United States. It is the unofficial capital of the region k for defying a law banning Quakers from the colony. She is considered to be the last religious martyrHistorically, a martyr (from Greek martys for "witness") was considered to be a person who died for his or her religious faith, typically by being tortured to death. History In Christianity Christian martyrs in the first three centuries A. were crucified in North America.
• 1779Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is fo - American Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War ( 1775 1783), also known as the American War of Independence was a war fought between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. The war, which eventually widened far beyond British Nor: Benedict Arnold is court-martialed for malfeasance in his treatment of government property.
• 1792 - Kentucky becomes the 15th state in the United States.
• 1796 - Tennessee becomes the 16th state in the United States.
• 1812 - War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the United States Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
• 1813 - The United States Navy gained its motto as the mortally wounded commander of the frigate Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, said, 'Don't give up the ship'.
• 1815 - Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.
• 1831 - James Clark Ross discovers the position of the North Magnetic Pole on the Boothia Peninsula .
• 1847 - Zeta Psi Fraternity is founded.
• 1855 - American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua and reinstates slavery.
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Fair Oaks ends - Both sides claim victory.
• 1869 - Thomas Edison of Boston, Massachusetts, received a patent for his electric voting machine .
• 1879 - Eugene Louis Napoleon , Prince of France killed in the Zulu Wars
• 1890 - The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
• 1898 - The Trans-Mississippi Exposition world's fair opens in Omaha, Nebraska.
• 1909 - The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition world's fair opens in Seattle, Washington.
• 1910 - Robert Falcon Scott's South Pole expedition leaves England
• 1918 - World War I: Battle for Belleau Wood begins -
• 1921 - Tulsa Race Riot: A race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma kills at least 85 people.
• 1922 - Official founding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
• 1935 - First driving tests introduced in Britain.
• 1938 - Action Comics issues the first Superman comic.
• 1938 - Protective baseball helmets were worn by batters for the very first time.
• 1941 - World War II: Battle of Crete ends - Crete capitulates to Germany.
• 1943 - A civilian flight from Lisbon to London was shot down by the Germans during World War II, killing all aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.
• 1954 - The Peanuts comic strip character Linus van Pelt is shown with a security blanket for the first time. [1]
• 1958 - Charles De Gaulle is brought out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
• 1967 - The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released.
• 1971 - Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace , claiming to represent the majority of U.S. veterans who served in Southeast Asia, speak against war protests.
• 1974 - Flixborough disaster: An explosion at a chemical plant in Flixborough , UK kills 28 people.
• 1979 - The first black-led government of Rhodesia in 90 years takes power, ousting Ian Smith and changing its name to Zimbabwe
• 1980 - The Cable News Network ( CNN) begins broadcasting.
• 1990 - U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production and start destroying each of their nation's stockpiles.
• 2003 - The Peoples Republic of China begins filling the reservoir behind the massive Three Gorges Dam, raising the water level near the dam over 100 meters.