1540 – Afghan chief Sher Khan defeated Moghul Emperor Humayun at Kanauj.
1630 – Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi saw the belts on Jupiter’s surface.
1681 – Louis XIV sent an expedition to aid James II in Ireland. As a result, England declares war on France.
1756 – Britain declared war on France, beginning the French and Indian War.
1792 – The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers.
1814 – Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden. Norway’s constitution, which provided a limited monarchy, was signed.
1630 – Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi saw the belts on Jupiter’s surface.
1681 – Louis XIV sent an expedition to aid James II in Ireland. As a result, England declares war on France.
1756 – Britain declared war on France, beginning the French and Indian War.
1792 – The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers.
1814 – Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden. Norway’s constitution, which provided a limited monarchy, was signed.
1940 – Germany occupied Brussels, Belgium and began the invasion of France.
1946 – U.S. President Truman seized control of the nation’s railroads, delaying a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.
1948 – The Soviet Union recognized the new state of Israel
1946 – U.S. President Truman seized control of the nation’s railroads, delaying a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.
1948 – The Soviet Union recognized the new state of Israel
2006 – The U.S. aircraft carrier Oriskany was sunk about 24 miles off Pensacola Beach. It was the first vessel sunk under a Navy program to dispose of old warships by turning them into diving attractions. It was the largest man-made reef at the time of the sinking.
2007 – Trains crossed the border dividing North and South Korea for the first time since 1953.
2007 – Trains crossed the border dividing North and South Korea for the first time since 1953.
