753 BC | | Traditional date of the foundation of Rome. |
43 BC | | Marcus Antonius is defeated by Octavian near Modena, Italy. |
1526 | | Mongol Emperor Babur annihilates the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi. |
1649 | | The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, allowing all people freedom of worship. |
1689 | | William III and Mary II are crowned joint king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. |
1836 | | General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins independence from Mexico. |
1862 | | Congress establishes the U.S. Mint. |
1865 | | Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Washington. |
1898 | | The Spanish-American War begins. |
1910 | | Mark Twain dies at the age of 75. |
1916 | | Bill Carlisle, the infamous 'last train robber,' robs a train in Hanna, Wyoming. |
1914 | | U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will stay six months. |
1918 | | German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed. |
1943 | | President Roosevelt announces that several Doolittle pilots have been executed by Japanese. |
1960 | | Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil. |
1961 | | The French army revolts in Algeria. |
1966 | | Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for bravery during the Vietnam War. |
1975 | | The last South Vietnam president, Nguyen Van Thieu, resigns. |
1995 | | Federal authorities arrest Timothy McVeigh in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing. |
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