Today in History

585 BC		Thales of Greece makes the first known prediction of a solar eclipse.
1085		Alfonso VI takes Toledo, Spain from the Muslims.
1787		The Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia with George Washington presiding.
1810		Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain.
1851		Jose Justo de Urquiza of Argentina leads a rebellion against Juan Manuel de Rosas, his former ally.
1911		Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico, resigns his office.
1914		The British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule.
1925		John Scopes is indicted for teaching Darwinian theory in school.
1935		Jesse Owens sets six world records in less than an hour in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1946		Jordan gains independence from Britain.
1953		The first atomic cannon is fired in Nevada.