Today in History

1197		Emperor Henry VI dies in Messina, Sicily.
1399		Richard II of England is deposed. His cousin, Henry of Lancaster, declares himself king under the name Henry IV.
1493		Christopher Columbus leaves Cadiz, Spain, on his second voyage to the new world.
1513		Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean.
1789		Congress votes to create a U.S. army.
1833		A civil war breaks out in Spain between Carlisists, who believe Don Carlos deserves the throne, and supporters of Queen Isabella.
1850		Mormon leader Brigham Young is named the first governor of the Utah Territory.
1864		Union troops capture the Confederate Fort Harrison, outside Petersburg, Virginia.
1879		Dissatisfied Ute Indians kill Agent Nathan Meeker and nine others in the "Meeker Massacre."
1932		A five-day work week is established for General Motors workers.
1939		Germany and the Soviet Union reach an agreement on the division of Poland.
1941		30,000 Jews are gunned down in Kiev when Henrich Himmler sends four strike squads to exterminate Soviet Jewish civilians and other "undesirables."
1943		Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf is published in the United States.
1950		General Douglas MacArthur officially returns Seoul, South Korea, to President Syngman Rhee.