On this date

In 1789,

New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

In 1910,

the Mexican Revolution of 1910 had its beginnings under the Plan of San Luis Potosi issued by Francisco I. Madero.

In 1947,

Britain’s future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey.

In 1969,

a group of American Indian activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

In 1985,

the first version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was officially released.

In 1998,

forty-six states embraced a $206 billion settlement with cigarette makers over health costs for treating sick smokers.

In 2003,

Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, Calif. (Jackson was later acquitted at trial.)

Ten years ago:

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose new sanctions aimed at reducing the arms flowing into Somalia and the lawlessness and piracy that were flourishing there.

Five years ago:

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation allowing same-sex weddings in his state.

One year ago:

CBS News suspended Charlie Rose, and PBS stopped distribution of his nightly interview show, after a Washington Post report carried accusations of sexual misconduct from eight women.

Associated Press