Today In History: A bit of May 14th history… 1697 - English colonists establish 1st permanent English settlement in america at Jamestown (pictured) 1787 - Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US Constitution 1804 - Lewis and Clark’s expedition, commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, sets out from St Louis for the Pacific coast 1948 - Signing of Israel’s Independence Declaration 1955 - Warsaw pact is signed 1960 - USSR launches 1st (unmanned) space capsule 1973 - 1st space station, Sky Lab, is launched
A bit of May 9th history…1386 - Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England - Oldest diplomatic alliance in the world that is still in force 1865 - President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the south is at an end - commonly accepted end date of the American Ci Today In History: A bit of March 19th history… Today In History: A bit of March 7th history… Today In History: A bit of March 16th history… Today In History: A bit of March 10th history… Today In History: March 10th A bit of June 23rd history… Today In History: June 23 A bit of June 22nd history… Today In History: June 22 A bit of June 21st history… Today In History: June 21 A bit of June 20th history… Today In History: June 20 |
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