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• 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem.
• 1692 - Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".
• 1793 - The Jardin des Plantes museum opened in Paris (a year later it would become the first public zoo).
• 1829 - First boat race between Oxford and CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is the second-oldest academic institution in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). According to legend, the University was founded in 1209 by scholars escaping Oxford after a fight with locals. Cambridge and the University.
• 1846Events January 5 The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom February 5 The Oregon Spectator becomes the first newspaper on the Pacific coast of the United States. February 10 Many Mormons - Mexican-American WarThe Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. It is also called the US-Mexico War . In the US it is also known as the Mexican War in Mexico it is also known as the North American Invasion of Mexico t: The California RepublicThe California Republic (a. Bear Flag Republic , like the Republic of Texas, was created as the byproduct of increasing tensions between the United States and Mexico. California Republic began on June 10, 1846 when John C. Fremont and his men in Sonoma de declares independence from MexicoThis article is about the country Mexico. For other meanings, see Mexico (disambiguation The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico regarding the use of the variant spelling Mejico see section The name below) is a co.
• 1854Events January 13 The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas. February 11 Major streets lit by coal gas for first time. February 14 Texas is linked by telegraph with the rest of the United States, when a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas i - The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduate.
• 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads - Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
• 1886 - Eruption of Mount Tarawera in New Zealand, killing 153 people and destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces.
• 1898 - US Marines land on the island of Cuba during the Spanish-American War
• 1924 - Fascists kidnap and kill Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
• 1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.
• 1940 - World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
• 1940 - World War II: German forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English Channel.
• 1940 - World War II: Canada declares war on Italy.
• 1940 - World War II: Norway Surrenders to German forces.
• 1942 - World War II: Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice as reprisal for the killing of Reinhard Heydrich.
• 1944 - World War II: 642 men, women and children are killed in the Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre in France.
• 1944 - 15-year old Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest baseballer to pitch a game in major league history.
• 1947 - Saab produces its first automobile.
• 1956 - 1956 Summer Olympics: Equestrian events open in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 1965 - Vietnam War: Battle of Dong Xoai begins.
• 1967 - Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
• 1967 - Argentina becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
• 1973 - Paul Getty III , grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy.
• 1977 - James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee (he was recaptured on June 13).
• 1977 - Apple Computer ships its first Apple II personal computer.
• 1980 - The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.
• 1980 - Percy Wood , president of United Airlines, is injured by an exploding package sent by the Unabomber.
• 1991 - In what has been deemed "The Mother of All Parades," New York hosts a parade welcoming back troops from Operation Desert Storm.
• 1996 - Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without Sinn Féin.
• 1997 - Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold.
• 1999 - Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Miloševic agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.