1687 The
French explorer La Salle 
is murdered by his own men while searching for the
mouth of the Mississippi, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
is murdered by his own men while searching for the
mouth of the Mississippi, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
1702 On
the death of William III of Orange 
,
,
Anne Stuart 
, sister of Mary 
, succeeds to
the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
, sister of Mary , succeeds to
the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1822 Boston
is incorporated as a city.
1879 Jim
Currie 
opens fire on the actors
opens fire on the actors
Maurice Barrymore 
and Ben Porter near Marshall,
Texas. His shots wound Barrymore and kill Porter.
and Ben Porter near Marshall,
Texas. His shots wound Barrymore and kill Porter.
1903 The
U.S. Senate ratifies the Cuban treaty, gaining naval bases in Guantanamo and
Bahia Honda.
1916 The
First Aero Squadron takes off from Columbus, NM to join Gen. John J. Pershing 
and his Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa 
in Mexico.
in Mexico.
1917 The
Adamson Act, eight hour day for railroad workers, is ruled constitutional by
the U.S. Supreme Court.
1918 Congress
authorizes Daylight Savings Time.
1920 The
U.S. Senate rejects the Versailles Treaty for the second time.
1924 U.S.
troops are rushed to Tegucigalpa as rebel forces take the Honduran capital.
1931 The
state of Nevada legalizes gambling.
1935 The
British fire on 20,000 Muslims in India, killing 23.
1936 The
Soviet Union signs a pact of assistance with Mongolia against Japan.
1944 The
German 352nd Infantry Division deploys along the coast of France.
1945 Adolf
Hitler 
orders a scorched-earth policy for his retreating German armies in the
west and east.
orders a scorched-earth policy for his retreating German armies in the
west and east.
1947 Chiang
Kai-Shek's 
government forces take control of Yenan, the former headquarters of
the Chinese Communist Party.
government forces take control of Yenan, the former headquarters of
the Chinese Communist Party.
1949 The
Soviet People's Council signs the constitution of the German Democratic
Republic, and declares that the North Atlantic Treaty is merely a war weapon.
1963 In
Costa Rica,
President John F. Kennedy 
and six Latin American presidents pledge
to fight Communism.
and six Latin American presidents pledge
to fight Communism.
1981 One
technician is killed and two others are injured during a routine test on space
shuttle Columbia.
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