1523 In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli 
publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which
attacks the authority of the Pope.
publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which
attacks the authority of the Pope.
1783 William Pitt the Younger 
becomes the
youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
becomes the
youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
1847 New Mexico Governor Charles Bent 
is
slain by Pueblo Indians in Taos.
is
slain by Pueblo Indians in Taos.
1861 Georgia secedes from the Union.
1902 The magazine “L’Auto” announces the
new Tour de France.
1915 The first German air raids on Great
Britain inflict minor casualties.
1923 The French announce the invention of a
new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
1931 The Wickersham Committee issues a
report asking for revisions in the dry law, but no repeal.
1937 Howard Hughes 
flies from Los Angeles
to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
flies from Los Angeles
to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
1937 In the Soviet Union, the Council of
People’s Commissars is formed under Molotov.
1945 The Red Army captures Lodz, Krakow,
and Tarnow.
1947 The French open a drive on Hue,
Indochina.
1949 The Chiang Government moves the
capital of China to Canton.
1950 Communist Chinese leader Mao 
recognizes the Republic of Vietnam.
recognizes the Republic of Vietnam.
1968 Cambodia charges that the United
States and South Vietnam have crossed the border and killed three Cambodians.
1981 The United States and Iran sign an
accord on a hostage release in Algiers.
1983 The New Catholic code expands women’s
rights in the Church.
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