Today in History

753 BC		Traditional date of the foundation of Rome.
43 BC		Marcus Antonius is defeated by Octavian near Modena, Italy.
1526		Mongol Emperor Babur annihilates the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi.
1649		The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, allowing all people freedom of worship.
1689		William III and Mary II are crowned joint king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1836		General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins independence from Mexico.
1862		Congress establishes the U.S. Mint.
1865		Lincoln‘s funeral train leaves Washington.
1898		The Spanish-American War begins.
1910		Mark Twain dies at the age of 75.
1916		Bill Carlisle, the infamous ‘last train robber,’ robs a train in Hanna, Wyoming.
1914		U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will stay six months.
1918		German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen, “The Red Baron,” is shot down and killed.
1943		President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces that several Doolittle pilots have been executed by Japanese.
1960		Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil.
1961		The French army revolts in Algeria.
1966		Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for bravery during the Vietnam War.
1975		The last South Vietnam president, Nguyen Van Thieu, resigns.
1995		Federal authorities arrest Timothy McVeigh in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing.