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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Today in History

17
Germanicus of Rome celebrates his victory over the Germans.
1328
William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII.
1647
A new law bans Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty is banishment or death for a second offense.
1670
Charles II and Louis XIV sign a secret treaty in Dover, England, ending hostilities between England and France.
1691
Jacob Leiser, leader of the popular uprising in support of William and Mary’s succession to the throne, is executed for treason.
1736
British and Chickasaw forces defeat the French at the Battle of Ackia.
1831
The Russians defeat the Poles at the Battle of Ostroleka.
1835
A resolution is passed in the U.S. Congress stating that Congress has no authority over state slavery laws.
1864
The territory of Montana is organized.
1865
The last Confederate army surrenders in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1868
President Andrew Johnson is acquitted of all charges of impeachment.
1896
The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is crowned.
1938
The House Committee on Un-American Activities begins its work of searching for subversives in the United States.
1940
The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk begins.
1946
A patent is filed in the United States for the H-bomb.
1958
Union Square, San Francisco, becomes a state historical landmark.
1961
The civil rights activist group, Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee, is established in Atlanta.
1961
A U.S. Air Force bomber flies across the Atlantic in a record of just over three hours.
1969
Apollo 10 returns to Earth.
1977
The movie Star Wars debuts.

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