Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!
Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:
On this day in the year 8, the Roman Empire General Tiberius defeated Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. In 435 on this day, deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, who is considered the originator of Nestorianism, was exiled by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. The Battle at Saucourt was fought on this day in 881, when French King Louis III defeated the Vikings. Louis VI, who would charmingly come to be known as "the Fat One," was crowned King of France on this day in 1108. On this day in 1312, Power of Luik Patriarch murdered over 200. All Jews were expelled from Spain on this day in 1492. On this day in 1492, Christopher Columbus left Palos, Spain, with three ships, headed for the "Indies". The voyage would lead him to what is now known as the Americas. He reached the island which he would call San Salvador, which is now part of the Bahamas, on October 12. This day in 1527, the fiirst known letter was sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland. On this day in 1529, the "Ladies' Peace" (Treaty of Cambrai) was signed between Emperor Charles V & King French I. The Dutch States-General met at Valenciennes on this day in 1557. David Fabricius discovered light variation of Mira (the first variable star) on this day in 1596. On this day in 1635, the third of the Tokugawa shoguns, Iemitsu, established the system of alternate attendance (sankin kotai) by which the feudal daimyō are required to spend one year at Edo Castle in Tokyo and one year back home at their feudal manor, while their families remained in Tokyo as virtual political hostages. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 21, 1635). On this day in 1640, 2,000 men VOC-Army surrounded the city of Malakka. In 1640, Zorilla's "Bire el Ojo," premieres in Toledo. The Battle of Allersheim was fought on this day in 1645, when the French defeated the Bavarians. Viceroy Willem II & Amsterdam reached accord about a standing army on this day in 1650. Nathaniel Bacon published the "Declaration of People of Virginia" on this day in 1676. On this day in 1678, Robert LaSalle built the first ship in America, Griffon. The Battle at Steenkerke was fought on this day in 1692, when the French defeated the English and the Dutch armies. In 1704 on this day, the English and Dutch fleet under Rooke and Callenburgh occupied Gibraltar. The Battle at Trencsén was fought on this day in 1708, which saw Austria defeat the Hungarian rebellion army. Bonnie Prince Charlie landed on Eriskay, Hebrides, on this day in 1745. In 1750, on this day, Christopher Dock completed the first book of teaching methods. It was titled "A Simple and Thoroughly Prepared School Management." In 1778 on this day, the Teatro alla Scala opened in Milan, Italy. Emperor Francis I permited Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non-Jews on this day in 1797. Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premiered in Paris on this day in 1829. On this day in 1833, the HMS Beagle reached the mouth of the Rio Negro River. On this day in 1860, the Second Maori War started in New Zealand. On this day in 1861, during the American Civil War, the Federal fleet bombed Galveston, Texas. Governor Seymour asked President Lincoln to suspend the draft in New York on this day in 1863. The Battle of Mobile, Alabama, was fought on this day in 1864. In what is now present day South Africa on this day in 1881, Boers signed the Convention of Pretoria: which recognized the Boer Republic of Transvaal a semi-autonomous status. Congress passed the first law restricting immigration on this day in 1882. British journalist Francis Younghusband visited the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet, on this day in 1904. The Wheatland Hop Riot occurred on this day in 1913. This day in history in 1914 proved to be a busy day in the earliest stages of World War I, as Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium, after Belgium rejected German demands to allow the crossing of the German Army across Belgium. Britain responded to all of this by declaring war on Germany. The Ottoman Empire signed a military pact with Germany on this day in 1914. On this same day in 1914, the French fleet sailed to North-Africa, while the German battle cruiser Goeben left Messina. Also on this day in 1914, the first seaworthy ship passed through the Panama Canal. Finally on this historically busy day in 1914, the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches formed, ironically enough. The first aerial cropdusting took place on this day in 1921 in Troy, Ohio, with the intent of killing caterpillars. Also on this day in 1921, eight members of the Chicago White Sox accused in the Black Sox scandal were acquitted due to a technicality. However, Landis threw them out of baseball. Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the U.S. after the sudden death of President Harding on this day in 1923. The last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) on this day in 1925. On this day in 1936, the U.S. State Department advised Americans to leave Spain due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Jesse Owens won the first of four Olympic gold medals in Berlin on this day in 1936, while Hitler was in attendance. On this day in 1940, German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies. Italian troops invaded British Somalia on this day in 1940. The Lithuanian SSR was absorbed into the USSR on this day in 1940. Benzine and gas sales were limited in the US on this day in 1941. German troops conquered Roslavl, USSR, on tis day in 1941. On this day in 1943, Nazi occupiers attacked the city Orel, then left it afire. In 1943 on this day, Gen. George S. Patton verbally abused and slapped a private in a hospital, accusing him of cowardice. Later, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered him to apologize for the incident. Allied troops under the command of Lt-Gen Stilwells conquered Myitkyina, Burma, on this day in 1944. Also on this day in 1944, General Montgomery visited General Dempsey's headquarters. Finally on this day in 1944 at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, 4,000 gypsies were gassed. In 1946 on this day, the Belgian government of Huysmans formed. On this day in 1948, former FDR advisor Alger Hiss was accused of being a "communist." The new Republic of Indonesia proclaimed a cease-fire on this day in 1949. Also on this day in 1949, the National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed. The league was formed by the merger between the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League. William H Jackson, ended his term as Deputy Director of the CIA on this day in 1951. In 1952 on this day, the XV (15th) Olympic games closed in Helsinki, Finland. On this day in 1956, Bedloe's Island had its name changed to Liberty Island. The British offensive against Imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman began on this day in 1957. The nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater on this day in 1958. The mission was known as "Operation Sunshine." The Billboard Hot 100 was founded on this day in 1958. 50 were killed in an uprising in Guinea-Bissau on this day in 1959. Niger gained independence from France on this day in 1960.
This day in 1963 saw the Beatles give their final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Also on this day in 1966, the white minority apartheid government in South African banned Beatle records. 45,000 US soldierswere sent to Vietnam on this day in 1967. Hurricane "Celia" became the most expensive Gulf storm in history on this day in 1970. Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings on this day in 1971.British Premier Heath proclaimed an emergency crisis due to Harbor strike on this day in 1972. The U.S. Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty on this day in 1972. In 1973 in this day, the National People's Party scored a victory in the national elections in the Dutch Antilles. On this day in 1975, 500 drowned when 2 river boats collided & sank in China's West River. The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans was dedicated on this day in 1975. Poland & West Germany reached an accord about returning ethnic Germans on this day in 1975. On this day in 1977, Radio Shack issued a press release introducing the TRS-80 computer 25 existed. Within weeks, thousands were ordered. In 1980 on this day, the XXII (22nd) Olympic games closed at Moscow, USSR. On this day in 1981, 13,000 U.S. traffic controllers with PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), went on strike, and were fired. U.S. President Reagan had warned them of their fate. The interpretation of this incident has proven controversial since. In 1981 on this day, Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launched the Antiimperialist Action Front-Suxxali Reew Mi. There was a bomb attack on Madras Airport in India on this day in 1984, with 32 killed. On this day in 1985, there was a train crash at Flaujac, France, with 35 killed. A 22-cent stamp honoring author William Faulkner was issued on this day in 1987. Its first-day cancellation was held in Oxford, Miss., where Faulkner had served as postmaster from 1921 until his resignation in 1924 following accusations of negligence. On this day in 1987, Discovery in Orbital Processing Facility was powered up for STS-26. The Iran-Contra hearings ended on this day in 1988. No official ties were made between U.S. President Reagan and the Nicaraguan Rebels. Also on this day in 1988, the Soviet Union released Mathias Rust. He had been taken into custody on May 28, 1987 for landing a plane in Moscow's Red Square. Hashemi Rafsanjani was sworn in as the president of Iran on this day in 1989. Thousands of Iraqi troops pushed within a few miles of the border of Saudi Arabia on this day in 1990. This heightened world concerns that the invasion of Kuwait could spread. On that same day in 1990, the US announced it's commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions. The U.S. Senate voted to restrict and eventually end the testing of nuclear weapons on this day in 1992. Russia and Ukraine agreed to put the Black Sea Fleet under joint command on this day in 1992. The agreement was to last for three years. On this day in1994, the first Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace (King Hussein pilot). On this day in 1995, Eyad Ismoil was flown from Jordan to the U.S. to face charges that he had driven the van that had attempted to destroy New York's World Trade Center in a terrorist attack in early 1993. On this day in 1996, General William F. Garrison accepted responsibility for the outcome of the 1993 raid in Somalia, and he retired from military service. On this day in 1997, Garth Brooks performed a free concert in Central Park NY for HBO, which I attended. In 1997 on this day, Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria, when somewhere between 40-76 villagers were killed. In 2001 on this day, the Real IRA detonated a car bomb in Ealing, London, U.K, injuring seven people. (See 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing). In 2004 on this day in New York, the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty re-opened to the public. The site had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001. NASA launched the spacecraft Messenger on this day in 2004. The 6 1/2 year journey was planned to arrive at the planet Mercury in March 2011. President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of Mauritania was overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia on this day in 2005. Bolivia became the first South American country to declare the right of indigenous people to govern themselves on this day in 2009. Finally, on this day in 2012, the United Nations General Assembly reproaches the United Nations Security Council over its lack of action in Syria.
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