Post by MacBeth on Aug 13, 2009 5:54:40 GMT -5
In 1521, a Spanish force under Hernán Cortés, aided by Tlaxcalan allies, completes its capture of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán (the site of present-day Mexico City), after an eight-week siege.
In 1624, French king Louis XIII makes Cardinal Richelieu his chief minister. Richelieu will firmly rule the country for the next 18 years, bringing it to military prominence in Europe.
In 1704, the Battle of Blenheim was fought during the War of the Spanish Succession, resulting in a victory for English-led forces over French and Bavarian soldiers.
In 1764, First Meeting of the Legislative Council of Quebec under English rule.
In 1846, the American flag was raised for the first time in Los Angeles.
In 1876, German composer Richard Wagner's four-opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" premieres in the new Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which Wagner had built for performances of the "Ring" cycle.
In 1881, The first African-American nursing school opens at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1923, Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk ("Father Turk"), is elected the first president of the republic of Turkey.
In 1932, Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out "for all or nothing."
In 1934, the satirical comic strip "Li'l Abner," created by Al Capp, made its debut.
In 1942, Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
In 1960, the first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1.
In 1961, Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city's eastern and western sectors and began building a wall in order to halt the flight of refugees.
In 1966, China announces plans for a "new leap forward" after the first meeting in four years of the Communist Party's Central Committee.
In 1981, in a ceremony at his California ranch, President Ronald Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions.
In 1992, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench rules unconstitutional a section of the Manitoba Public Schools Act that made Christian prayer in schools mandatory.
In 1999, gunmen shot to death Colombian humorist Jaime Garzon in a killing that authorities later blamed on the leader of the country's right-wing paramilitary.
In 2003, Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
In 2004, Hutu marauders raided a U.N. refugee camp in western Burundi, shooting and hacking at least 150 Congolese Tutsis to death. The summer Olympic games officially opened in Athens.
In 2007, President Bush's political strategist, Karl Rove, announced his resignation.
In 2008, a man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters in Little Rock and opened fire, killing state party chairman Bill Gwatney before speeding off in a pickup. (Police later shot and killed the gunman, Timothy Dale Johnson.)
In 1624, French king Louis XIII makes Cardinal Richelieu his chief minister. Richelieu will firmly rule the country for the next 18 years, bringing it to military prominence in Europe.
In 1704, the Battle of Blenheim was fought during the War of the Spanish Succession, resulting in a victory for English-led forces over French and Bavarian soldiers.
In 1764, First Meeting of the Legislative Council of Quebec under English rule.
In 1846, the American flag was raised for the first time in Los Angeles.
In 1876, German composer Richard Wagner's four-opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" premieres in the new Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which Wagner had built for performances of the "Ring" cycle.
In 1881, The first African-American nursing school opens at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1923, Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk ("Father Turk"), is elected the first president of the republic of Turkey.
In 1932, Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out "for all or nothing."
In 1934, the satirical comic strip "Li'l Abner," created by Al Capp, made its debut.
In 1942, Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
In 1960, the first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1.
In 1961, Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city's eastern and western sectors and began building a wall in order to halt the flight of refugees.
In 1966, China announces plans for a "new leap forward" after the first meeting in four years of the Communist Party's Central Committee.
In 1981, in a ceremony at his California ranch, President Ronald Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions.
In 1992, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench rules unconstitutional a section of the Manitoba Public Schools Act that made Christian prayer in schools mandatory.
In 1999, gunmen shot to death Colombian humorist Jaime Garzon in a killing that authorities later blamed on the leader of the country's right-wing paramilitary.
In 2003, Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
In 2004, Hutu marauders raided a U.N. refugee camp in western Burundi, shooting and hacking at least 150 Congolese Tutsis to death. The summer Olympic games officially opened in Athens.
In 2007, President Bush's political strategist, Karl Rove, announced his resignation.
In 2008, a man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters in Little Rock and opened fire, killing state party chairman Bill Gwatney before speeding off in a pickup. (Police later shot and killed the gunman, Timothy Dale Johnson.)