Today in History

1615		The fortress at Osaka, Japan, falls to Shogun Leyasu after a six-month siege.
1647		Parliamentary forces capture King Charles I and hold him prisoner.
1717		The Freemasons are founded in London.
1792		Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain.
1794		British troops capture Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
1805		Tripoli is forced to conclude peace with the United States after a conflict over tribute.
1859		The French army, under Napoleon III, takes Magenta from the Austrian army.
1864		Confederates under General Joseph Johnston retreat to the mountains in Georgia.
1911		Gold is discovered in Alaska’s Indian Creek.
1918		French and American troops halt Germany’s offensive at Chateau-Thierry, France.
1919		The U.S. Senate passes the Women’s Suffrage bill.
1940		The British complete the evacuation of 300,000 troops at Dunkirk.
1943		In Argentina, Juan Peron takes part in the military coup that overthrows Ramon S. Castillo.
1944		The U-505 becomes the first enemy submarine captured by the U.S. Navy.
1944		Allied troops liberate Rome.
1946		Juan Peron is installed as Argentina’s president.
1953		North Korea accepts the United Nations proposals in all major respects.
1960		The Taiwan island of Quemoy is hit by 500 artillery shells fired from the coast of Communist China.
1972		Black activist Angela Davis is found not guilty of murder, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy.