296 | | St. Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope. |
536 | | St. Agapitus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. |
1500 | | Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil. |
1509 | | Henry VIII ascends to the throne of England upon the death of his father, Henry VII. |
1529 | | Spain and Portugal divide the eastern hemisphere in the Treaty of Saragosa. |
1745 | | The Peace of Fussen is signed. |
1792 | | President George Washington proclaims American neutrality in the war in Europe. |
1861 | | Robert E. Lee is named commander of Virginia forces. |
1889 | | The Oklahoma land rush officially starts at noon as thousands of Americans race for new, unclaimed land. |
1898 | | In the first action of the Spanish-American War, the USS Nashville, takes on a Spanish ship. |
1915 | | At the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans use poison gas for the first time. |
1918 | | British naval forces attempt to sink block-ships in the German U-boat bases at the Battle of Zeeburgge. |
1931 | | Egypt signs treaty of friendship with Iraq. |
1944 | | Allies launch major attack against the Japanese in Hollandia, New Guinea. |
1954 | | The Senate Army-McCarthy hearings begin. They are broadcast on television. |
1955 | | Congress orders all U.S. coins to bear the motto "In God We Trust." |
1976 | | Barbara Walters becomes the first female nightly news anchor on network television. |
1995 | | In Africa, Rwandan troops kill thousands of Hutu refugees in Kibeho. |
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