This Day In History
475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople.
1528 - Gustav I of Sweden “father of the nation” crowned King of Sweden. Rules 37 years.
1552 - Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed.
1806 - French evacuate Vienna.
1816 - France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever.
1836 - Battle of Wetumka, Fla.
1915 - US House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote.
1916 - Britain proclaims Gilbert & Ellice Islands as a colony in Pacific.
1940 - World War II: Soviets bombs cities in Finland. 1942 - National War Labor Board created
1944 - Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh.
1945 - German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge.
1945 - The Soviets begin a large offensive against the Nazis in Eastern Europe.
1948 - Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast.
1950 - USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage & sabotage.
1959 - Rediscovery of the Caves of Nerja in Spain 1961 - UN genocide pact goes into effect.
1962 - Operation Chopper begins, America’s first combat mission in the Vietnam War.
1970 - Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria.
1970 - Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage.
1971 - Negotiations over price of petroleum begin in Tehran between 6 OPEC Persian Gulf states and 22 oil companies.
1974 - Libya & Tunisia announces they are merging as “Islamic Arab Republic”.
1976 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Organisation.
1977 - Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 -Munich massacre of Israeli athletes.
1986- 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched.
1990 -Romania bans Communist party (1st Warsaw Pact member to do so).
1991 - US Congress gives George H. W. Bush authority to wage war against Iraq.
1992-Algeria’s general elections canceled after strong gains by Islamic Salvation Front in the 1st round. 1992- A new constitution, providing for freedom to form political parties, is approved by a referendum in Mali.