Post by MacBeth on Jun 15, 2009 5:18:55 GMT -5
In 1215, King John put his seal to the Magna Carta at Runnymede, England, granting his barons more liberty.
In 1409, Petros Philargos is elected Pope Alexander V by the Council of Pisa. This poses a certain amount of difficulty, as there already is a Pope in Rome, Gregory XII, and another in Avignon, Benedict XII. Ultimately, none of the three is willing to step down, leading the Chuch into a double schism.
In 1667, Jean-Baptiste Denis performs the world's first blood transfusion on a human subject. He gives a feverish and drowsy man about 12 ounces of lamb's blood, after which the patient "rapidly recovered from his lethargy, grew fatter and was an object of surprise and astonishment to all who knew him." Nevertheless, it will be another century before human-to-human transfusions are attempted.
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear received a patent for his process to vulcanize rubber.
In 1846, the United States and Britain signed a treaty settling a boundary dispute between Canada and the United States in the Pacific Northwest.
In 1849, James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn.
In 1864, US Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1944, American forces began their successful invasion of Saipan during World War II. B-29 Superfortresses made their first raids on Japan.
In 1955, the Eisenhower administration stages the first annual OPAL exercise. In the "Operation Alert" drill, air raid sirens blare across America to assess our preparations for a nuclear attack. Duck and cover, people.
In 1978, King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor.
In 1992, the US Supreme Court rules in US v. Alvarez-Machain that it is permissible for America to abduct suspects in foreign countries and smuggle them into the United States for trial, without extradition approval from those other countries. Of course, the U.S. recognizes no reciprocal right for the reverse to happen on our soil. Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously instructed a Trenton, N.J., elementary school student to spell potato as "potatoe" during a spelling bee.
In 1994, Israel and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.
In 1999, thousands of ethnic Albanian refugees flooded back into Kosovo while thousands of Serbs fled. Vessels from North Korea and South Korea clashed on the Yellow Sea; about 30 North Korean sailors are believed to have died.
In 2004, the Southern Baptist Convention quit a global federation of Baptist denominations as SBC leaders denounced the Baptist World Alliance and other groups for accepting 'liberal theology'. Tim Berners-Lee received the $1.2 million Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki for creating the World Wide Web.
In 2005, the autopsy on Terri Schiavo was released, backing the contention of her husband, Michael, that she was in a persistent vegetative state.
In 2006, a ivided US Supreme Court made it easier for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting.
In 2008, the NBC News program "Meet the Press" paid tribute to its host, Tim Russert, who had unexpectedly died two days earlier. "In the Heights" was named best musical, "August: Osage County," best play, at the Tony Awards.
In 1409, Petros Philargos is elected Pope Alexander V by the Council of Pisa. This poses a certain amount of difficulty, as there already is a Pope in Rome, Gregory XII, and another in Avignon, Benedict XII. Ultimately, none of the three is willing to step down, leading the Chuch into a double schism.
In 1667, Jean-Baptiste Denis performs the world's first blood transfusion on a human subject. He gives a feverish and drowsy man about 12 ounces of lamb's blood, after which the patient "rapidly recovered from his lethargy, grew fatter and was an object of surprise and astonishment to all who knew him." Nevertheless, it will be another century before human-to-human transfusions are attempted.
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear received a patent for his process to vulcanize rubber.
In 1846, the United States and Britain signed a treaty settling a boundary dispute between Canada and the United States in the Pacific Northwest.
In 1849, James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn.
In 1864, US Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1944, American forces began their successful invasion of Saipan during World War II. B-29 Superfortresses made their first raids on Japan.
In 1955, the Eisenhower administration stages the first annual OPAL exercise. In the "Operation Alert" drill, air raid sirens blare across America to assess our preparations for a nuclear attack. Duck and cover, people.
In 1978, King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor.
In 1992, the US Supreme Court rules in US v. Alvarez-Machain that it is permissible for America to abduct suspects in foreign countries and smuggle them into the United States for trial, without extradition approval from those other countries. Of course, the U.S. recognizes no reciprocal right for the reverse to happen on our soil. Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously instructed a Trenton, N.J., elementary school student to spell potato as "potatoe" during a spelling bee.
In 1994, Israel and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.
In 1999, thousands of ethnic Albanian refugees flooded back into Kosovo while thousands of Serbs fled. Vessels from North Korea and South Korea clashed on the Yellow Sea; about 30 North Korean sailors are believed to have died.
In 2004, the Southern Baptist Convention quit a global federation of Baptist denominations as SBC leaders denounced the Baptist World Alliance and other groups for accepting 'liberal theology'. Tim Berners-Lee received the $1.2 million Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki for creating the World Wide Web.
In 2005, the autopsy on Terri Schiavo was released, backing the contention of her husband, Michael, that she was in a persistent vegetative state.
In 2006, a ivided US Supreme Court made it easier for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting.
In 2008, the NBC News program "Meet the Press" paid tribute to its host, Tim Russert, who had unexpectedly died two days earlier. "In the Heights" was named best musical, "August: Osage County," best play, at the Tony Awards.
