1493 | Maximilian succeeds his father Frederick III as Holy Roman Emperor. | |
1587 | Sigismund III is chosen to be the king of Poland. | |
1692 | Five women are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts after being convicted of the crime of witchcraft. Fourteen more people are executed that year and 150 others are imprisoned. | |
1772 | Gustavus III of Sweden eliminates the rule of parties and establishes an absolute monarchy. | |
1779 | Americans under Major Henry Lee take the British garrison at Paulus Hook, New Jersey. | |
1812 | The USS Constitution earns the nickname "Old Ironsides" during the battle off Nova Scotia that saw her defeat the HMS Guerriere. | |
1914 | The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) lands in France. | |
1934 | 38 million Germans vote to make Adolf Hitler the official successor to President von Hindenburg. | |
1936 | Spanish poet Frederico Garcia Lorca is shot by Franco's troops after being forced to dig his own grave. | |
1942 | A raid on Dieppe, France by British and Canadian commandos is repulsed by the German Army. | |
1944 | In an effort to prevent a communist uprising in Paris, Charles DeGualle begins attacking German forces all around the city. | |
1950 | Edith Sampson becomes the first African-American representative to the United Nations. | |
1957 | The first balloon flight to exceed 100,000 feet takes off from Crosby, Minnesota. | |
1965 | U.S. forces destroy a Viet Cong stronghold near Van Tuong, in South Vietnam. |
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Today in History
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