1223 | In France, Louis VIII succeeds his father, Philip Augustus. | |
1430 | Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais. | |
1456 | Hungarians defeat the Ottomans at the Battle of Belgrade, in present-day Yugoslavia. | |
1536 | France and Portugal sign the Treaty of Lyons, aligning themselves against Spain. | |
1789 | The Bastille, a fortress in Paris used to hold political prisoners, is stormed by a mob. | |
1798 | The Sedition Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. | |
1864 | At Harrisburg, Mississippi, Federal troops under General Andrew Jackson Smith repulse an attack by General Nathan Bedford Forrest. | |
1900 | European Allies retake Tientsin, China, from the rebelling Boxers. | |
1933 | Nazi Germany promulgates the Law for the Protection of Hereditary Health–the begining of the Euthanasia program. | |
1940 | A force of German bombers attacks Suez, Egypt, from bases in Crete. | |
1941 | Vichy French Foreign Legionaries sign an armistice in Damascus, allowing them to join the Free French Foreign Legion. | |
1945 | American battleships and cruisers bombard the Japanese home islands for the first time. | |
1951 | The George Washington Carver National Monument in Joplin, Missouri becomes the first national park honoring an African American. | |
1964 | The United States sends 600 more troops to Vietnam. |
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
Today in History
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