TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2019

On this day in history:

0037 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaims Caligula emperor.

1190 - Crusaders killed 57 Jews in Bury St. Edmonds England.

1532 - The English parliament banned payments by English church to Rome.

1766 - Britain repealed the Stamp Act.

1874 - Hawaii signed a treaty giving exclusive trading rights with the islands to the US.

1891 - Britain became linked to the continent of Europe by telephone.

1909 - Einar Dessau of Denmark used a short wave transmitter to become the first person to broadcast as a “ham” operator.

1910 - American escapologist, Harry Houdini, makes Australia’s first officially recorded controlled, powered flight of an aircraft.

1913 - Greek King George I was killed by an assassin. Constantine I succeeded him.

1920 - Greece adopted the Gregorian calendar.

1921 - The steamer Hong Koh ran aground off Swatow China. Over 1,000 people were killed.

1922 - The first section of the Great Ocean Road in Victoria is officially opened.

1922 - Mohandas K. Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience in India. He served only 2 years of the sentence.

1938 - Mexico took control of all foreign-owned oil properties on its soil.

1940 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a meeting at the Brenner Pass. The Italian dictator agreed to join in Germany’s war against France and Britain during the meeting.

1949 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was ratified.

1986 - Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson.

1990 - Thirteen paintings were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The value was $100 million making it the largest art robbery in history.

1989 - A 4400-year-old mummy was discovered at the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.