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1843 – Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong to be a British crown colony. 1869 – Daniel Bakeman, the last surviving soldier of the U.S. Revolutionary…

18631st wartime conscription law in US goes into effect 1865-9] Battle at Blakely Alabama 1918 United Kingdom: the Royal Air Force is created from the Royal…

1856-Russia signs Peace of Paris, ending the Crimean War 1867 -US buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 1922-KGY-AM in Olympia WA begins radio transmissions 1922-WWL-AM in…

1967 – France launched its first nuclear submarine 1973 – The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam. 1974 – Mariner 10, the U.S. space probe…

    1829 The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.     1914 World’s 1st airline, St Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line,…

44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and…

1554  Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated and his rebellion against Queen Mary crushed 1788  Austria declares war on Russia 1861  Tennessee votes against…

1409 Austrian civil war ends 1815 US declares war on Algiers for taking US prisoners & demanding tribute 1857 Second Opium War: France and the…

   1791 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.    1865 Second Taranaki War: The Volkner Incident in New…

   1634 Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians    1896 Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.    1912 U.S. Army Captain Albert Berry performs…

138 – The Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 1336 – Four thousand defenders of Pilėnai commit mass suicide rather…

303 – Galerius publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Roman Empire. 1386 – King Charles III of…

303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian…

705 – Empress Wu Zetian abdicates the throne, restoring the Tang dynasty. 1819 – By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States…

1014 – Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor. 1349 – Several hundred Jews are…

1542 – Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery 1689 – William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of…

881 – Pope John VIII crowns Charles the Fat, the King of Italy: Holy Roman Emperor 1541 – Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de…

660 BC Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu 1543 Battle at Wayna Daga: Ethiopian/Portugese troops beat Muslim army 1720 Sweden &…

1098 Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to Britain 1814 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of…

1788 – Austria declares war on Russia 1799 – USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I 1885 – 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii 1916 –…