Post by MacBeth on Jul 1, 2009 7:18:52 GMT -5
In 1543, England and Scotland sign the Peace of Greenwich.
In 1596, an English fleet under the Earl of Essex, Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Vere capture and sack Cadiz, Spain.
In 1823, the former Spanish colonies of Guatemala, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica form the Confederation of the United Provinces of Central America.
In 1838, Charles Darwin presents a paper on his theory of evolution to the Linnean Society in London.
In 1859, the first intercollegiate baseball game took place in Pittsfield, Mass., between teams from Williams College and Amherst College. (Amherst won the nearly four-hour, 26-inning contest by the score of 73-32.)
In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania.
In 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect.
In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
In 1934, Hollywood began enforcing its Production Code subjecting motion pictures to censorship review.
In 1943, "Pay-as-you-go" income tax withholding began in the US.
In 1945, the New York State Commission Against Discrimination is established–the first such agency in the United States.
In 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
In 1959, the controversial motion picture "Anatomy of a Murder," starring James Stewart, was released.
In 1961, British troops land in Kuwait to aid against Iraqi threats.
In 1963, the US Post Office introduced five-digit ZIP codes.
In 1966, The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect.
In 1968, the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and nearly 60 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
In 1969, Britain's Prince Charles was formally invested as the Prince of Wales by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1980, "O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada.
In 1984, the Motion Picture Association of America established the "PG-13" rating.
In 1997, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony.
In 1999, exactly six months before the year 2000, Congress passed legislation to shield businesses from a potential flood of Y2K computer-related lawsuits.
In 2000, Vermont's civil unions law went into effect, granting gay couples most of the rights, benefits and responsibilities of marriage. The Confederate flag was removed from atop South Carolina's Statehouse.
In 2002, Chile's Supreme Court ruled that former dictator Augusto Pinochet was suffering from dementia and dropped all charges against him for human rights violations during his regime.
In 2004, Saddam Hussein scoffed at charges of war crimes and mass killings, making a defiant first public appearance in an Iraqi court since being hunted down seven months earlier. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Hong Kong to demand democratic rights from China. The Cassini spacecraft sent back photographs of Saturn's shimmering rings.
In 2005, Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, announced her retirement.
In 2008, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle 18 more claims by people who said they'd been sexually abused by priests when they were children.
In 1596, an English fleet under the Earl of Essex, Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Vere capture and sack Cadiz, Spain.
In 1823, the former Spanish colonies of Guatemala, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica form the Confederation of the United Provinces of Central America.
In 1838, Charles Darwin presents a paper on his theory of evolution to the Linnean Society in London.
In 1859, the first intercollegiate baseball game took place in Pittsfield, Mass., between teams from Williams College and Amherst College. (Amherst won the nearly four-hour, 26-inning contest by the score of 73-32.)
In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania.
In 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect.
In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
In 1934, Hollywood began enforcing its Production Code subjecting motion pictures to censorship review.
In 1943, "Pay-as-you-go" income tax withholding began in the US.
In 1945, the New York State Commission Against Discrimination is established–the first such agency in the United States.
In 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
In 1959, the controversial motion picture "Anatomy of a Murder," starring James Stewart, was released.
In 1961, British troops land in Kuwait to aid against Iraqi threats.
In 1963, the US Post Office introduced five-digit ZIP codes.
In 1966, The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect.
In 1968, the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and nearly 60 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
In 1969, Britain's Prince Charles was formally invested as the Prince of Wales by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1980, "O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada.
In 1984, the Motion Picture Association of America established the "PG-13" rating.
In 1997, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony.
In 1999, exactly six months before the year 2000, Congress passed legislation to shield businesses from a potential flood of Y2K computer-related lawsuits.
In 2000, Vermont's civil unions law went into effect, granting gay couples most of the rights, benefits and responsibilities of marriage. The Confederate flag was removed from atop South Carolina's Statehouse.
In 2002, Chile's Supreme Court ruled that former dictator Augusto Pinochet was suffering from dementia and dropped all charges against him for human rights violations during his regime.
In 2004, Saddam Hussein scoffed at charges of war crimes and mass killings, making a defiant first public appearance in an Iraqi court since being hunted down seven months earlier. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Hong Kong to demand democratic rights from China. The Cassini spacecraft sent back photographs of Saturn's shimmering rings.
In 2005, Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, announced her retirement.
In 2008, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle 18 more claims by people who said they'd been sexually abused by priests when they were children.