Post by MacBeth on Jul 6, 2009 5:50:03 GMT -5
In 1415, Jan Hus is burned at the stake for various heresies by the Council of Constance. Among other things, Hus had incited the citizens of Prague to protest against antipope John XXIII and his policy of granting indulgences.
In 1483, England's King Richard III was crowned.
In 1535, Sir Thomas More is beheaded in England for refusing to swear allegiance to King Henry VIII as head of the Church.
In 1699, Pirate captain William Kidd is arrested in Boston. Sent to trial in England, he is convicted and hanged two years later.
In 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga in New York.
In 1788, 10,000 troops are called out in Paris as unrest mounts in the poorer districts over poverty and lack of food.
In 1809, French troops arrested Pope Pius VII, who had excommunicated Emperor Napoleon I.
In 1854, the Republican Party, founded as an antislavery party by former members of the Whig, Democratic, Free Soil and Know-Nothing parties, holds its first official meeting.
In 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur successfully tested an anti-rabies vaccine on a boy who had been bitten by an infected dog.
In 1917, during World War I, Arab forces led by T.E. Lawrence and Auda Abu Tayi captured the port of Aqaba from the Turks.
In 1923, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.
In 1928, the first all-talking feature, "Lights of New York," had its gala premiere in New York.
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom. The Joint Chiefs of Staff approve Operation OVERCAST, intended to "exploit ... chosen rare minds whose continuing intellectual productivity we wish to use." The directive authorizes the immigration of up to 350 German and Austrian specialists, primarily experts in rocketry. Operation OVERCAST is later renamed Project PAPERCLIP.
In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title, defeating fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2. Teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church in Liverpool, England, following a performance by Lennon's band, the Quarrymen.
In 1974, Garrison Keillor's radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion," debuted in a live broadcast from St. Paul, Minn.
In 1989, the U.S. Army destroyed its last Pershing IA missiles at an ammunition plant in Karnack, Texas, under terms of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
In 1999, Ehud Barak took office as prime minister of Israel, pledging to seek peace with neighboring Arab countries.
In 2003, Liberian leader Charles Taylor accepted an offer of asylum in Nigeria.
In 2004, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry chose former rival John Edwards to be his running mate.
In 2008, President George W. Bush arrived in Japan for his eighth and final G8 summit, where he emphasized the urgency of providing aid to Africa.
In 1483, England's King Richard III was crowned.
In 1535, Sir Thomas More is beheaded in England for refusing to swear allegiance to King Henry VIII as head of the Church.
In 1699, Pirate captain William Kidd is arrested in Boston. Sent to trial in England, he is convicted and hanged two years later.
In 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga in New York.
In 1788, 10,000 troops are called out in Paris as unrest mounts in the poorer districts over poverty and lack of food.
In 1809, French troops arrested Pope Pius VII, who had excommunicated Emperor Napoleon I.
In 1854, the Republican Party, founded as an antislavery party by former members of the Whig, Democratic, Free Soil and Know-Nothing parties, holds its first official meeting.
In 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur successfully tested an anti-rabies vaccine on a boy who had been bitten by an infected dog.
In 1917, during World War I, Arab forces led by T.E. Lawrence and Auda Abu Tayi captured the port of Aqaba from the Turks.
In 1923, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.
In 1928, the first all-talking feature, "Lights of New York," had its gala premiere in New York.
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom. The Joint Chiefs of Staff approve Operation OVERCAST, intended to "exploit ... chosen rare minds whose continuing intellectual productivity we wish to use." The directive authorizes the immigration of up to 350 German and Austrian specialists, primarily experts in rocketry. Operation OVERCAST is later renamed Project PAPERCLIP.
In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title, defeating fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2. Teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church in Liverpool, England, following a performance by Lennon's band, the Quarrymen.
In 1974, Garrison Keillor's radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion," debuted in a live broadcast from St. Paul, Minn.
In 1989, the U.S. Army destroyed its last Pershing IA missiles at an ammunition plant in Karnack, Texas, under terms of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
In 1999, Ehud Barak took office as prime minister of Israel, pledging to seek peace with neighboring Arab countries.
In 2003, Liberian leader Charles Taylor accepted an offer of asylum in Nigeria.
In 2004, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry chose former rival John Edwards to be his running mate.
In 2008, President George W. Bush arrived in Japan for his eighth and final G8 summit, where he emphasized the urgency of providing aid to Africa.