31 December tax imposed

1695 England imposes window tax to get around it shops cover their windows in brick.

30 December Violence down

1952 1st year with no lynching's reported by Tuskegee institute.

29 December Ship captured

1812 H.M.S. Java captured by U.S.S. Constitution off Brazil. By the end of the war Britain had ordered its frigates not to fight American frigates solo because ours were larger.

28 December Planet obsreved

1612 Galileo observes what he thinks is a "fixed star" later found to the planet Neptune.

27 December Radio station freed

1988 Radio Free Europe unjammed by Bulgaria after more than 30 years.

26 December Naming.

1916 Position of Marshall of France given to Joseph Joffre. 

25 December Christmas comes to America

1831 Louisiana and Arkansas become first two states to make Christmas made legal holiday.

24 December Reform Passed

2009 Senate passes ACA without a filibuster as agreed to by the minority.

23 December Army Disbanded

1783 General Washington disbands Continental Army.

22 December Completion

 1916 Completion of retreat to the Danube by Tsarist Forces.

21 December Local traspotation desrergated

1956 Blacks first use the newly desegregated busses in Montgomery, Alabama

20 December New Year's Changed.

1699 Tsar Peter the Great moves Russian New Year to 1 January from 1 September.

19 December Election Day

2016 Today the electors appointed on 8 November 2016 vote. Trump is expected to be as many as 21 shy of where it should be but not enough to change the result.

18 December End

1916 After nearly a million total casualties the nine month battle of Verdun ends in Victory for allies.

17 December Retaking.

 1916 Retaking of  Les Chambrettes by German Forces.

16 December Leader Appointed

1653 Parliament appoints Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector.

15 December Attack!

2016 After Shelling for 6 days German lines attacked at Verdun by French in large offensive.

14 December Rank created

1944 General of the army becomes a military rank by act of congress.

13 December Disaster and Replacement.

1916 In 24 Hours 10,000 Italian and Austrian soldiers die in Tyrol avalanche. Replacement by Neville of Joffre.   

12 December First for blacks and avation

1870 First black sworn in as a member of U.S House.
1915 German test J1 the first all metal aircraft over Dachau Germany.

11 December Loss for Japan

1941 Japan defeated in attempt to take wake Island its only defeat in the campaign.

10 December Buliding.

 1916 War government put together by David Lloyd George. 

9 December Amendment proposed to change manner of voting

1803 Congress proposes the 12th amendment which requires presidential electors to choose designate a separate choice for vice president it was ratified by the time electors met in their state to vote in the next election.

8 December Court rules

1998 United States Supreme Court rules police cannot search during a routine traffic stop.

7 December Leader Changed.

 1916 David Lloyd George is made Prime minister of United Kingdom replacing H.H Asquith.

6 December Space probe awakened.

2014 New Horizons. Space Probe awakened by NASA.

5 December Amendment ratified

1933 A  convention in the last needed state ratifies the proposed 21 amendment repealing prohibition but forbidding the violation of state prohibition laws and giving federal aid to states which had such laws.

4 December Election Held

1844 The last necessary state chooses electors winning Polk the presidency.

3 December Court Makes First Declaration of its Kind

1639 Court first declares marriage invalid for the first time previously this was left to the legislature an was divorce.

2 December Synogauge Dedicated

1763 Toro synagogue the first in America dedicated in Newport RI.

1 December Fight.

1916 Supporters of Prime Minister Venezelos  with help from allies prevail over supporters of the king in a virtual civil war.

30 November Authorization Announced

1950 President Harry Truman declares use of atomic weapons would be allowed to stop fighting in Korea.

29 November Progress.

 1916 Pitesthti and Campulung Captured by Germans.

28 November Pirates Convicted Rebels Admit State

1720 Anne Bonny and Mary Reed are convicted of piracy and sentenced to die they are given stays due to pregnancies. 1861 Missouri admitted to Confederacy.

27 November Power Extended

1295 Model Parliament called by King Edward I with extended power to it representatives.

26 November "Neutrallity Over" Last Leader in Crisis dies

1916 President Wilson declares "The business of neutrality is over".
2016 Former Cuban president Fidel Castro who accepted Soviet missiles in 1962 dies at age 90.

25 November Impechment Considered

1867 House Judiciary Committee considers a resolution impeaching Andrew Johnson for "high crimes and misdemeanors." after a failed attempt the next month  it is voted out of committee and approved by the House.

24 November Voting Law Enacted

1896 Vermont passes 1st absentee voting law.

23 November Alcohol and Political Parties Banned

1921 Bill banning medical use of alcohol goes into effect on signature of President Warren Harding
1923 NSDP and KDP banned by German Army

22 November Golf Inporved

1910 Steel shafted golf clubs patented by Arthur Knight.

21 November Warmongerer Dies Sinking

1916 Kiaser Franz Joseph who started the war with Serbia more than two years before dies and his grandnephew becomes Kaiser Karl I Thirty killed when a mine sinks the HMHS Britannic in the Aegean.

20 November Peace

1815 Napoleonic Wars emend by 2nd Treaty of Paris. France and its allies required to pay indemnities.

19 November Disarmament Accepted

1962 Castro accepts disarmament in Cuba.

18 November Battle Ends

1916 1st Battle of the Somme called off with over 1 Million dead.

17 November Heating System Invented

1951 British scientists invent Nuclear powered heating system.

16 November Resolution Passed

1798 Kentucky passes resolution that says the Congress could not pass the sedition act because it violated the first amendment and congress never was given the express power to enact such a law.

15 November Feram Of Government Proposed

1777  Articles of Confederation signed.

14 November Debate Held

2015 Second Democratic debate of the nomination season.

13 November Movie Released

1940 Walt Disney releases Fantasia.

12 November Entry Closed

195 After processing more than 20 million 4Ellis Island Immigration Station closed by United States Government.

11 Noevmber State Admitted

1889 Washington Admitted as 42nd Prestident.

10 November Semper FI

1775 Marine Corps founded as part of the Navy.

9 November Surprise!!!!!!!!

2016 Donald Trump announces victory.

8 November Youngest President Elected

1960 Senator Kennedy wins presidency. his opponent Vice-President Nixon chose not to challenge the vote totals in Illinois and other states which he may have lost because of tampering. Hawaii chose two slates of electors that cycle one on election night the other 4 January 1961 because of a recount. Alabama became the first state in modern times to choose a slate of unpledged electors.

7 November Disputed Election Held

1876 Rutherford B. Hayes loses the popular vote nationwide to Governor Samuel J. Tilden but there is alleged corruption at the polls in four southern states including Florida which declared Tilden to have won the  popular vote and electors from those states . These states select another slate of electors which are pledged to Hayes. Congress has to work out which votes are valid. It's unclear why those states did not allow the more recent slate of electors to supersede the one chosen on election day.

6 November Rebels Elect Permenant Learder

1861 Confederate States of America elect Jefferson Davis president to its presidency for a regular six year term.

5 November Leaders Lose Three Way Race and Found Kingdom

1912 President Taft and his opponent Theodore Roosevelt are defeated by Woodrow Wilson Roosevelt who probably could not win siphons enough votes from Taft to cause this.
1916 Kaisers Franz Joseph and Wilhelm II found the Kingdom of Poland.

4 November Fire!!!!

 1916 Shelling of Constanza by Russian Fleet.

3 November Progress.

1916 Advance by French gains footing on  crest on outskirts of Vaux.

2 November Retaking.

 1916 Retaking of Fort Vaux by French without firing a Shot.

1 November Leader Moves Into Permanent Residence

1800 John Adams moves into white house and is soon defeated for reelection by his vice president Thomas Jefferson.

31 October Holy Picture Painted

1541 "The Last Judgment" painted by Buonarroti in Rome's Sistene Chapel.

30 October Monarchy Self Limits

1905 Tsar Nicholas II agrees to limits on his power such as a legislature (Duma) and civil liberties.

29 October Space Rock Visited

1991 In a first the Galileo spacecraft visits an asteroid on the way to Jupiter.

28 October Prohihition Act Effective

1919 Volstead act which carries out the 18th amendment passed the objections of President Wilson notwithstanding.

27 October Jobs Bill Signed

1978 Hawkins Humphry Full Employment Act signed by President Carter.

26 October Modren Writing Implement First Used

1492 Graphite pencils first used.

25 October Bulidang Rule Made

1521 Wooden buildings in Amsterdam banned by Emperor Charles V.

24 October Counties Secede

1861 Unionist counties in western Virginia under the name West Virginia secede from the state.

23 October Book Printed

1760 First Jewish prayer book printed in America .

22 October Many Wait

1844 Millerite Adventists wait for second coming and  are ultimately disappointed after the second failure. Miller thought he miscalculated the first time and revised his math.

21 October Former King Arrested

1921 Deposed Emperor of Austria Karl I who also was king of Hungary arrested for a coup attempt.

20 October "Rights Ended"

1988 During Crackdown on IRA the right to remain silent is ended in Britain.

19 October "War Ends"

1951 President Truman ends state of war with Germany fighting had ended in May 1945 under an unconditional surrender but there was no government as the allies had imprisoned the German leaders and the country was occupied by the allies.

18 October "Persons" Redefinded

1929 Canada redefines persons wo include women.

17 October Black Saved

1893 Ohio National guard saves a black man who was about to be lynched killing three of the assailants in the process.

16 October City Taken

1781 Yorktown taken by Washington after French\American siege.

15 October Deposed Leader Arrives

1815 Napoleon I arrives in ST. Helena where he spent the last 6 years of his life

14 October Switching Goes Automatic

1922 Pennsylvania exchange in New York City becomes the first to use all automatic switching.

13 October President on Radio

1978 President Carter goes on NPR to answer questions posed by telephone.

12 October Interrogation Occurs

1518 Martin Luther interrogated by papal representative.

11 October Phones Out of Service

1983 Last hand cranked phones taken offline in united States when town of Bryant Pond Maine switches 440 customers to automatic switching.

10 October Second in Command Resigns

1973 Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice President and is replaced by Gerald Ford under the 25th amendment which provides that Congress confirms a nominee of the president for the position.

9 October City Occupied

1660 Russians and Austrian occupy Berlin.

8 October Skilled Leadership In

1862 Otto Von Bismarck made Chancellor of German Empire

7 October Meeting Convenes

1765 Stamp Act Congress convenes in New York.

6 October President Makes Mistake

1976 President Ford says "There is no soviet domination in Eastern Europe."

5 October Nation Accepts Borders and Agrees to Apply

1925 Germany agrees to borders between it and France and it and Belgium and says it will ask to part of the League of Nations

4 October Department Establioshed

1648 Peter Stuyvesant starts first volunteer fire department in America.

3 October Fax Sent

1922 Telephone lines first used to send a Photograph.

2 October Allies Out

1990 Allies give up any remaining control of Germany.

1 October "Treatment" Forbidden

2012 California bans gay conversion therapy for minors.

30 September Office Device Legally Protected

1841 Patent obtained for stapler by Samuel Slocum.

29 September Nation out of War

1943 Italian fascist forces  signs armistice with General Eisenhower which would not have been possible with out the determination of GI's like my Dad's Dad.

28 September Agreement Reached

1995 Yitzach Rabin and Yasser Arafat sign agreement to transfer West Bank.

27 September Women Allowed to Serve

1919 Democratic Party allows women to serve on its national committee.

26 September Peace Sigend

1629 Peace of Altars signed by Sweden and Poland

24 September Threat Issued After Embargo Show Opens

1990 Saddam Hussein threatens to repeat Vietnam after the United Nations Security Council imposes air embargo by a vote of 15-1. Les Miserables opens in Philadelphia.

24 September First in Crrimal Justice

1657  Maryland records first autopsy and Coroner's Jury verdict.

23 September Terrorist Gets Life

2014 Osama Bin Laden's son in law gets life in prison for aiding and abetting terrorists.

22 September Weapons Used and Urged Banned

1914 A German U-Boat torpedoes three British battle cursers killing 1'400 sailors.
1998 President Clinton submits the nuclear test ban treaty to the Senate saying nations should "end the practice for all time".

21 September Probe Passes Commet

2001 Deep Space 1 approaches within 2200 KM of  Comet Borrelly.

20 September Posistion Held

1916 New Zealand troops defend against a counterattack by Germans South of the Ancre

19 September Leader Gives Last Speech

1796 George Washington gives Farewell address.

18 September Show Opens Iconic Punishment Abolished

1980 Les Miserables opens in Paris
1981 France abolishes Guillotine.

17 September Plans Approved

1864 General Philip H. Sheridan gets approval for his plan to attack the Shenandoah valley.

16 September Fire in White House

1994 Smokey electrical fire at white house extinguished by D.C. Fire Department.

15 September Leader Seeks Reunion

1950 East German Premier seeks reunion with west.

14 September Draft in Peacetime

1940 United States passes 1st draft law in (peacetime) we knew our entry into the war was likely.

13 September France Wins

1515 Pope Leo X and Hapsburgs defeated by France.

12 September Uunderwater Cratt Tested

1624 First Submarine tested in London's River Thames for James I.

11 September Capitai Taken

1777  Philadelphia taken by British government goes on as Congress has fled.

10 September Leader Electted

1608 Captain John Smith elected President of Jamestowne.

9 September Insect Messes Up Computer Prorgam

1945 Moth removed with tweezers after being discovered on computer relay.

8 Septemper Former President Pardoned

1974 President Ford pardons Nixon for all federal crimes before any prosecution is started making in impossible to ever charge Nixon for Watergate.

7 September World Police Forems

1923 Interpol Founded in Vienna.

6 September Supermarket Opens

1916 In Memphis Tennessee Pigly Wiggly opens the first true Supermarket.

5 September Order Given

1914 President Wilson Orders all Naval stations to be made accessible for any transmission from Europe leading to the reception of the Zimmerman Note.

4 September President Makes Speech

1951 President Truman addresses the Japanese Peace Conference which made the final treaty.

3 September Neutrality Ends

1861 Confederates invade Kentucky in reasonable anticipation of a union attack.causing it to ask the union to drive them out.

2 Spetember Calandar Changes Governor Stops Intergration

1752 Julian Calendar ends in England and its colonies 12 days are skipped making 13 the next day. 1963 George Wallace stops integration of Tuskegee High School in Alabama.

1 September Armies Meet

1914 Germans under Von Gluck Meet the British Expeditionary Force.

31 August Town Recaptured

1914 Germans Liberate Soldau/Neidenburg East-Prussia from Russians.

30 August Leader Survives

1918 Vladimir Lenin survives assassination attempt by Fanya Kaplan.

29 August Part of Ironclad Retrieved

1983 U.S.S. Monitor's anchor is retrieved.

28 Nations Declare War August Allies Win

1916 In response to the previous day's declaration of war Germany declares war on Romania Italy declares war on Germany
1944 Marsalies and Toulon Liberated .

27 August Nation Joins War

1916 Romania Declares War on Austria-Hungary.

26 August Repalcement Nonminated in Own Right

1964 Lyndon Johnson who was sworn in as president when Kennedy was killed receives nomination for president in own right at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City.

25 August Czar Comes Home

1698 Peter the Great arrives in Russia after a European tour.

24 August Fort Neutralized.

1916 Neutralization of the Fort at Liege.

23 August Monarch Takes Command

1915 Tsar Nicholas takes command of the Russian Army fighting the Austro-Hungarians and his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

22 August Generals Arrive

1914 Paul Von Hindenburg and Erich Von Ludendorff arrive in East Prussia to fight at Tannenberg

21 August Contact Lost

1993 NASA loses contact with Mars Observer.

20 August Famous "Star"

2 BC Venus Jupiter conjunction occurs resulting in a large point of light that has become known as the Star of Bethlehem.

19 August British Frigatte Looses

1812 The H.M.S. Guerriere is defeated by the U.S.S. Constitution off Nova Scotia.

18 August Bridge Dedicated

1938 Thousand Islands Bridge between United States and Canada dedicated.

17 August Nation Devided

1945 Korea divided into a Russian zone in the North and American zone in the South. Originally elections were to be held in the entire nation but Russia boycotted the western backed election for its own zone and set up a one-party Communist election.

16 August ...-- - - Between Heads of State

1858 Queen Victoria Telegraphs President James Buchanan over the first Transatlantic Cable which very quickly became waterlogged and broke down.

15 August Lonas Condemed

1914 William Jennings Bryan Write J.P. Morgan that loaning money to any belligerent power violates neutrality.

14 August Failing Ticket Re-nominated.

1980 Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale re-nominated.
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13 August Meeting Between Leaders

1909 King Edward VII meets with Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary to get him to dissuade Germany from anti British policies.

12 August First Afoordable Car Built

1908 Henry Ford builds first Model T.

11 August Distress!!!!!!

1909 SOS first used by a ship.

10 August Running Mate Chosen.

1996 Bob Dole chooses Jack Kemp as Bob Dole's Running mate. (Dole sometimes referred to himself in third person.)

9 August T.V. Teaches

1956 Alabama is first state to sponsor a Television Network.

8 August Leaders Set Cap

1911 Congress passes law that sets the number of representatives in House at 435 which set to go into effect at the next election and changed briefly when Alaska and Hawaii are admitted when the first congress is elected under the 1960 census the number drops  to 435 by taking away representation from places where the population had dwindled.

7 August Trump Makes Statement

2015 Donald Trump says Mergyn Kelly  Has Blood coming out of her eyes...

6 August Navy Ends Piracy

1815 Piracy from Barbary States ended by American Navy.

5 August State Troops Natioalzed

1917 National Guard placed under Presidential control.

4 August Future Dictator Recieves Medal

1918 Hitler receive Iron Cross on the recommendation of his commander who happened to be Jewish.

3 August Allies Land

1918 First allied troops land in Archangel, Soviet Union to assist those fighting against the Communist Revolution.

2 August False Report

1914 Newspapers in Germany incorrectly report France bombed Nurenburg.

1 August Town Occupied Empire Ends Slavery

1781 General Cornwallis  Occupies Yorktown.
1834 Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 goes into effect a little more than 31 years before the last slaves in America mostly held in the border state of Kentucky are freed.

31 July Constitution adopted

1919 Germany adopts a new Constitution as the Weimar republic.

30 July Rebel Priest Executed

1811 Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is executed for leading a revolution  to overthrow Spanish rule in Mexico that failed. Two years later Texas briefly breaks away from Spain and  in 1821 Mexico becomes independent.

29 July Advance!!!!!

1916 Advance by allies on Western and Eastern fronts.

28 July Charter Ratified

1948 United Nations Charter ratified 98-2 by United States Senate.

27 July New Leader Takes Over

1861 George Brinton McClellan takes over the Army of the Potomac after its rout at Bull Run retraining it to West Point standard.

26 July Leader Sworn In

1945 Clement R. Attlee becomes Prime Minister of U.K. after ousting Churchill's government.

25 July Rank Given

1866  U.S. Grant named General of the Army.

24 July Liberation

1944 Concentration Camp at Majdanek liberated.

23 July Peerage Includes Ladies

1958 First 4 women named to House of Lords

22 July Leader In

1917 Alexander Kerensky is mad premier of the Russian Republic.

21 July Wage Raised

2015 Los Angeles County raises minimum wage to $15.00 an hour from $9.00.

20 July Priceton Wins

1876 Princeton University wins first intercollegiate track meet track meet.

19 July Woman Nominated

1984 Geraldine Ferrero becomes first woman nominee of a major political party for Vice President.

18 July Allied Victory.

 1916 Defeat of Germans in the Somme and Austro-Hungarians south of Lipa.

17 July Meeting Held

1945 Stalin makes comment that Hitler escaped during meeting at Potsdam

16 July Debate

1519 Martin Luther debates Jon Eck on the divine authority of the pope Luther denies any biblical basis for it.

15 July Record.

1916 State record for rainfall in North Carolina set in Altapassv22.22” (54 CM)

14 July End.

1916 First phase of Somme Battle ends on the day the battle of Baranovichi also ceases..

13 July Path to Statehood Made.

1787 Northwest Ordinance establishes procedure for the newly ceded territory to become from 3 to 5 states.

12 July Roads Proposed

1954 President Eisenhower proposes the interstate highway system.  He said this was designed to be used by the military but also it was intended to enhance interstate commerce.

11 July Prorgess.

1916 In Damloup Battery and east of Firmin at Chenois Woods Germans make gains

10 July Prisoers!!

1916 30,000 Central Powers prisoners of war claimed by Nicholas' II armies.

9 July Victory For Allies.

1916 In the wake of a failed air raid by Germans Biaches is taken by France English make a little progress at Orvillires.

8 July Nominee Confirmed

1981 Sandra Day O'Conner confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court 99-0.

7 July Citizenship Extended

1753 Britain grants Jews Citizenship.

6 July Jews Exonerated

1348 Pope Clement VI issues bull saying Jews are not to blame for Black Death since they were dying of it also and urging their protection.

5 July Law approved.

1865 Britain approves first speed limit law.

4 July Celebration.

1796 First Independence Day Celebration held.

3 July Space Rock Misses Earth

2006 Asteroid 2004 XP14  files 432,308KM away from earth.

2 July Vote Extended

1928 Parliament gives equalizes voting age for men and women at 21.

1 July Court Established

2002 U.N. Establishes International Criminal Court to hear prosecutions of individuals involving the crimes of aggression, war crimes and, genocide.

30 June Polish City Occuiped

1734 Danzig taken by Russia.

29 June Music Recorded

1888 Handel's Israel in Egypt recorded on wax cylinder.

28 June Serbs Defeated

1389 Battle of Kosovo ends with defeat of Serbs by Ottomans

27 June Defeat.

1916 Russians beat off German attack at Riga.

26 June Charter Signed

1948 United Nations Charter Signed in San Fransisco.

25 June Medicene Advanced. Ship Sink

1667 First blood transfusion preformed..

24 June War Begins Constitution Adopted

1675 Natives massacre settlers in the Plimouth Colony town of Swansee now Swansea Massachusetts. 1793 France adopts Republican Constitution.

23 June Former Slave Nominated

1888 Fredrick Douglass name placed in nomiation for President. He loses to Benjamin Harrison.

22 June King Advances Science Court Aboliton

1675 King Charles II commissions Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
1772 Slavery found not supported by common law in British case Somoset V. Stewart.

21 June British Out of India

1948  Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor General (Representative of Crown)  in India which becomes independent.

20 June Occucation Begins

1968 Catholics squat (illegally occupy) homes in County Tyrone Northern Ireland.

19 June Nominations

1900 William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt win the nominations for President  and Vice President.

18 June Speech Given

1940 Churchill gives his Finest Hour Speech in House of Commons.

17 June Royal Famlily Takes New Name

1917 King George V takes the surname Windsor

16 June Alliance Between Future Enemies

1881 Austria Hungary and Serbia ally.

15 June Charter Signed

1215 King John Signs Magna Carta Great Charter guaranteeing English Rights to freemen.

14 June School Required

1652 Massachusetts passes first law requiring school attendance.

13 June Tsar Loses and Gains

1916 Central Powers chase Russians away from Baranovichi but gain Torchin and get near Lutsk.

12 June Space Rock Strikes

2004 A 13 ton Asteroid hits a house in Melbourne Australia no one dies.

11 June Hate Crime Allowed Greater Punishment

1993 U.S. Supreme Court rules that greater punishment is allowed if a crime is motivated because of color or any other group the law wants to protect.

10 June Trials begin

1793 French Republic begins trials of Royalists.

9 June Accuser Acussed

1954 Senator Joseph McCarthy asked "have you decency sir?"  by attorney Joe Welsh during hearings on infiltration of the army.

8 June Hands Up!!!

1916 Reports of  13000 prisoners taken by Russians.

7 June War Delayed

1850 Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850  delaying secession and civil war.

6 June Look Out Hereics

1536 Inquisition against Indians  who had converted but were suspected of continuing Native Practice in private begins.

5 June Line Holds

1916 Allies hold Verdun.

4 June Military Service Limited Offensive Beginns

1794 Congress bans Americans from serving in foreign armies.
1916 Russian General Alexi Brusolov begins offensive that nearly forces Austro-Hungarian withdrawal from the war and makes it a second rate power then on dependent on Germany to stay in the war in which it no longer played a large part but the offensive is halted through a combination of Austria-Hungary shifting soldiers from the Italian Front and fatigue and overextension in the Russian army.

3 June Men in Space

1965 Gemini 4 launched with Astronauts McDevitt and white aboard becomes the second successful space launch of 2 men.. 

2 June Fire!!!!!!

1983 Toilet catches fire on Air Canada flight in Cincinnati 23 die.

1 June Convetion Held

1868 Texas holds Constitutional Convention to enfranchise blacks and end military rule.

31 May Peace in Angola

1991 A treaty ends the 16 year - old  Civil War in Angola
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30 May Soldiers Laid To Rest

1958 Unidentified American Soldier remains from WWII and Korea laid to rest in Arlington.

29 May Victory for Disabled.

2001 U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of pro golfer Casey Martin who sought to be able to ride in tournaments.

28 May Removal Passed.

1830 Congress passes Indian Removal act to move Indians in all the states then in the union to what's now Oklahoma. Congressman  David Crockett is the only Member of the Tennessee House Delegation to vote against it.

27 May Taking

1916 Trenches southwest of Mount Homme taken by French in battle of Verdun.

26 May Speech

1916 Russian delegates hear speech by Minister Briand.

25 May Important Court Ruling

1964 U.S. Supreme Court says shutting schools to avoid desegregation is unconstitutional.

24 May Senate Shifts

2001 Republican Senator James Jeffords of Vermont declares himself an independent caucusing with Democrats making the division of votes 52 Democrats to 48 Republicans since January it was 51 Republicans counting the tie breaking vote of Vice President Cheney to 49 Democrats. 

23 May Leader Steps Down

1945 Winston Churchill steps down as Prime Minister.

22 May German Line Holds.

1916 German hold Fort Douaumont at Verdun against recapture by French.

21 May Victory for Tsar

1916 Turks defeated south of Trebizond and lose Serdasht to Russians.

20 May Columbus Proved Wrong

1498 Vasco Da Gama  becomes the first European to reach India which Columbus thought he did.

19 May Game Law Approved

1796 a law punishing killing game in Indian territory is adopted by United States.

18 May Organization.

1916 British Government sets up an inquiry to gather evidence about the Easter Uprising.

17 May Leader Out

1915 H. Harry  Asquith resigns as U.K. Prime Minister.

16 May Aid Program Begun

1939 Food Stamps issued for first time in U.S.

15 May Mental Hospital Started

1817 What is now Friends Hospital is opened in Philadelphia.

14 May Soldiers Rerurn Home

1999 North Korea returns the bodies of  6 United Nations soldiers who were killed during the Korean War.

13 May Neutrality Declared

1861 Britan says it will not formally declare on either side of our Civil War.

12 May Redistricting Halted

2003 Texas Legislature stops as it is unable to reach a quorum due to the absence of fifty-nine legislators protesting congressional redistricting .

11 May Ironclad Scuttled

1862 C.S.S. Virginia Formerly U.S.S. Merrimack scuttled off Norfolk V.A, 

10 May Punishment Provokes Violence

1768 Journalist John Wilkes was imprisoned causing violence he is later made the MP in the Commons for Middlesex.

9 May Taking.

1936 Absynia (Now Ethiopia) taken by Italians.

8 May Convention Held

1858 John Brown the abolishintst holds an anti-slavery convention.

7 May Leader Injured

1866 Otto Von Bismarck wounded in assignation attempt.

5-6 May Teraty Signed Order Given

5 May 1932 Japan and China Sign peace treaty.
6 May 1541 Henry VIII orders a English translation of the bible places in every church in England
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4 May Ride Begins

1961 Congress For Racial Equality begins freedom rides to south from Washington D.C. to protest segregation.

3 May First Filght

1919 First passenger flight in the United States New York to Atlantic City.

2 May Musical Opens

1977 "King and I" opens on in New York City.

1 May Neutral Ship Sank

1915 German U-Boat torpedoes American tanker.

30 April Senator Announces

2015 Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont announces he will seek the Democratic nomination for President.

29 April Agreement in Force

1997 Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 comes into force banning its signatories from stockpiling using or having these weapons.  

28 April Force Rejected

1999 House rejects a resolution supporting ongoing air campaign on Yugoslavia and a call to use ground troops.

27 April Court Involvement Blocked

1861 After the riots in Baltimore President Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus in the area between Baltimore and Washington leading to an ineffectual court opinion by Chief Justice Taney who had responsibility over the area and eventual Congressional legalization for the duration of hostilities.

26 April.Choosing.

1966 Munich chosen as hots city for Olympics in 1972.

25 April Germany Elects War Hero

1925 Paul Von Hindenburg elected President of Germany.

24 April Bloodshed

1916 Easter Rising begins.

23 April Treaties Honored

1999 Leaders from the NATO Countries celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its founding
2003 President George W. Bush announced a nickel to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase.

22 April Order Issued

1916 Countermanding Order issued to prevent what became the Easter Rising.

21 April Forward

 1916 French move Forward at Mort Homme fort .

20 April Enemy City Captured Tragedy In School

1945 Nuremberg Captured by Allies. This was the city where Hitler held many rallies therefore it was the site where his henchmen were tried. 1999 Tw High school students gun down classmates in Columbine High School.

18 April Major Battle

1847 Battle of Cerro Gordo won by Americans.

19 April Bombs Away!!!!

 1916 Raid by British aircraft in daylight on Zweiburcken (Pfalz).

17 April Contract Signed

1492 Columbus signs contract with Spain to find a path to the east by sailing west.

16 April Last Major Battle Begins

1945 Soviet Army begins fighting to capture Berlin.

15 April Tragedy in Boston

2013 Two improvised explosives go off during  Boston Marathon one of the persons who set them is killed the other is now on death row.

14 April Musical Opens

1992 Les Miserables opens in Manchester, England.

13 April Equality

1829 Roman Catholic Relief Act passes Parliament it was the last in a series of acts designed to remove barriers against  them in the United Kingdom

12 April Note Sent.

 1916 American Ambassador given note written by Germans on Sussex.

11 April Number Recorded

1916 2,730,917 German armed forces killed since the beginning of the war.

10 April Bandit Killed

1919 Emiliano Zapata Killed by Mexican Government forces.

9 April Allies Win.

1916 British recapture mine of crater at St. Eloi .

8 April Industry Occupiued

1952 During the Korean War the nation's steel mills are taken over in June the United States Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional;.

7 April Probe Launched

2001 Mars Odyssey Launched.

6 April Resignation

1994 Justice Blackmun resigns.

5 April Taking

1916 Taking by French of Bois De Caillllette.

4 April City Starts

1850 Los Angeles incorporated as city.

3 April KO

1936 10 Second boxing bout shortest gloved boout on record

2 April Declration.

1866 President Johnson proclaims rebellion at an end in Virginia the two Carolinas, Georgia Florida  Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas and Tennessee.

1 April Capture

1916 Taking by Germans of part of Vaux Village.

31 March Vote!!!!!

1946 Election held by Greece for first time since end of second World War.

30 March War Over.

1856 Signature of Treaty of Paris by Russia ending war in Crimea.

29 March Huge Total Reported.

1936 Propaganda by Nazis reports 99% vote for Nazi Candidates In Germany.

28 March Halt!!

 1916 Fighting on Russian Front  halted by thaw.

27 March Defeat.

 1916 Allied line on Haucourt Maalncourt Front holds against attack

26 March Formation.

1916 Forward movement by Russians on Upper Chorok.

1956 Founding of the Medic Alert Foundation.

25 March Sinking.

  1916 Sinking of German Destroyer by H.M.S Cleopatra.

24 March Self Win. Government Abolished

1916 Success by Russians in on Armenia's upper Chorok. 

1972 Britain imposes direct rule on Northern Ireland

23 March Famous Speaker Born. Enemy Disrupted

1823 Future Speaker Schuyler Colfax who signed the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments born.

1916 At Dvinsk an organization of Germans is broken up.

22 March Space Travel Success

1916 One Thousand  prisoners taken by Russians in victory a lake Norach.

1946 First rocket to leave earth's atmosphere reaches fifty miles above earth.

21 March Niki Wins.

1916 Win for Russians on River Dniester.

20 March Meeting.

1916 Conference on recruiting at war office.

19 March Position Held.

 1916 Germans attack held off at Poivre Hill. 

18 March Nation Enlarged

1916 Start of first battle of Lake Norach .

17 March Forward March!!! United States Says "No"

1916 Russians advancing west of Ezerum o1970 U.S. Security Council member casts a veto for the first time.

16 March Attack!!!

 1916 Sinking of "Tubantia" by ship from the NEUTRAL Netherlands by a German U-Boat. 

15 March War!!!! Leader Addresses Voting Rights

1916 War on Portugal declared by Austria Hungary 1965 Newly Elected President Lyndon Johnson gives a special address to Congress asking for a law to stop barriers to black voting in the South.

14 March Attack on Western Front

1916 Germans attack west of Verdun ant a place called Mort Homme (Dead Man's) Ridge.

13 March Win Last Town Bans Weapons

1916  Allies win near Kalopottamus river.

1948 Brigham Canyon Utah makes it illegal to carry an unlicensed firearm. 

12 March Freiendly Fire Sinks Submarine

1916 British Submarine D3 sunk by French airship.

11 March Queen Is Not Amused. Entry.

1708 Queen Anne withholds assent from Scottish Militia bill this was the last lime a monarch refused to enact a bill approved by Parliament. In 1911 George V considered doing so but decided ultimately there was no clear and convicting reason to do so. 1917  Entry by British forces  into Baghdad.

10 March Defense.

1916 East of Kosloff repulse of  German attacks by Russians.  

9 March Rebels Cross Border

1916 "Francisco" Pancho Villa leads several hundred Mexican guerilla fighters in attack on Columbus Texas.

8 March Occupation.

1916 Occupation by British of Taveta in what now Tanzania or Kenya.

7 March Agreement.

1916 Congress agrees  to condemn Germans U-boat Campaign.

6 March Two Cops Convicted

1916 Forges captured by Germans troops at Verdun.

2009 Two New York City Policemen were convicted of a string of murders and sentenced to life.

5 Another Defeat.

1916 Pushback of German attack east of Vachreauville.

4 March Pushback.

1916 Attack by Germans on Poivere Hill Verdun driven back.

3 March Cops No Angeles In City

1916 Retaking by British of international Trench in Flanders.

1991 L..A. Police beat black motorist Rodney King  beyond what many believed was necessary to control him they were ultimately convicted in federal court under section 1983 after being acquitted in state court of assault, battery and  other state crimes.

2 March Statesman Born and Taken.

1793 Sam Huston First President of the Republic of Texas and statesman who helped make it a state in 1845 and lost the governorship for not siding with secession born. 1916 Capture of Britlis Armenia by Russians. 

1 March First Arrests

1692 Tituba Sarah Osborne and Sarah Goode are arrested for which craft in Salem.

29 February Sinkings.

1916 Royal Navy Cruiser Alcantara sinks and is sunk by the "Grief" a Ship of the German High Seas Fleet.

28 February Hold.

 1916 Repulse of German attack west of  Douaumount 

27 February Defense.

 1916 Five allied attacks on Fort Douaumount defeated  by Germans.

26 February Seizure.

 1916 Taking by Germans  in cChampagne of Navarin Farm.

25 February Guarantee.

 1916 Letter by President Wilson to Senator Stone  saying that the president supports the right of Americans to travel by sea.

24 February Defeated General Appointed to High Office

1916 Germans gain ground at Verdun.

23 February Loss and Gain .

 1916 Evacuation of parts of the Verdun Front by French. Givenchy trenches retaken by French.

22 February Great Escpae Statement.

1716 Escape of Lord Nibsdale from Tower of London day before ‎execution.  The‎ United States and United Kingdom  say if Germany does not accept a peace conference as the allies did United States would declare war on Germans.

21 February Start.

1916 Start of Battle of Verdun..

20 February Win.

1916 On the Dniester  Russian forces succeed.

19 February Condemnation.

 1916 Ottoman massacre of Armenians condemned by America.  

18 February Colony Surrenders

1916 The last Germans in Cameroons colonies surrender. 

17 February Promise.

1916 Pledge by Republicans that they will support the admiration's condemnation of unrestricted submarine warfare by Central Powers.

16 February Taking

 1916 Taking by Russians of  Ottoman city of Ezerum by Russians.

15 February Gain.

 1916 Ground near Tarhrue in the Champange region retaken by French forces.

14 February Victory

 1916 Russians win around Dvinsk.

13 February Hold and Loss.

 1915 Allies hold position west of Soisonns and lose ground near Frise.

12 February Decisions.

 1916 Conference between France and Italy decides all allies will meet in Paris.

11 February France Wins.

 1916 Near Mensnil in Champagne French win battle. Germany and Austria-Hungary warn United States they will begin to sink any armed merchantman beginning on 1 March.  

10 February Defeat Start and Safety Device Patented

1916 Attack by Germans pushed back south of Friese. Britain begins compulsory military service. 

1863 First patent issued the tube container fire extinguisher. It was  better than the emergency fire fighting devices that came before it

9 February Landing Accomplished

1916 Retaking by France of part of the line they lost at Frise and defeat of German attack on Vimy Ridge.

8 February Fire!!!!!

 1916 Russians shell Ottoman positions on coast of Anatolia.

7 February Message Recived

1916 Germans and Russians shell each other around Riga.

6 February Shelling!!.

1916 Loos and Lille shelled by Germans and Allies.

5 February First State Ratifies First Frame of National Government and Imprisonment

1778 Georgia ratfies Articles of Confederation they provide and power not expressly given to Congress is a reserved power for the states. 1916 Imprisonment in Spanish Guinea of of Germans from Cameronn.. 

4 February Occupation.

 1916  Kroja occupied by Austiro-Hungarians.

3 February Attacks.

1916 Loos shelled by Germans. Bukoviana attacked by Russians.

2 February Strike and Defense.

 1916 Salonika hit by Zeppelins Austro Hungarian forces repulsed by Serbs.

1 February Death.

1916 Death by suspected suicide of  heir apparent of the Ottoman Empire. 

31 January New Commanding General for South Mission Goes Ahead

1865 Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate Armies.
1971 Apollo 14 takes off for the moon.

30 January First Ironclad Warship Launched

1862 U.S.S. Monitor launched it was a fully iron ship that ran only on steam to oppose the C.S.S. Virginia which was built on the captured  hull of the U.S.S. Merrimack.

29 January Subpeonas Delivered Investigation Ended

1999 Monica Lewinsky and two White House aides subpoenaed in Impeachment trial. Prosecutors announce close of inquiry into the 1997 deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend.

28 January Uranium Claim Made

2003 George W. Bush delivers State of the Union Address in which he says "The British Government has learned he (Saddam Hussein) has sought significant quantities of Uranium form Africa. Our own intelligence by this time contradicted this. Bush omitted this fact.

27 January Blizzard Comes State Returns to Union

2015 Blizzard throws two feet of snow at New England with winds of over 70 Miles an hour. 1870 Virginia returns to union on ratifing 15th amendment.

26 January Rebuplic Born

1950 India becomes a republic.

25 January Pope Demands Freedom

1998 Pope John Paul II travels to Cuba seeking freedom for political prisoners.

24 January Passage.

 1916 Passage by Commons of Military Service Bill by Commons allowing involuntary war service in United Kingdom.

23 January Ammendment Approved

1964 The 38th necessary state approves a proposed amendment abolishing poll tax in federal elections.

22 January Iraq Exonerated

2003 U.N. reports no link between Saddam Hussein and 9\11.

21 January Man Assaulted on Subway

1981Future "Subway Vigilante" Bernhard Gohetz first assaulted on subway.

20 January Hostages Freed Ofiice Marks Milestone.

1981 Iran frees hostages it took when it the former Shah was admitted to the United States for cancer treatment. 1989 Presidency marks close to 200th year. officially it will be 200 on 30 April that date only happened because Congress could not convene and count the electoral vote on time.

19 January Challanger Wins

2010 Republican candidate Scott Brown defeats incumbent candidate Martha Cockily in a special election for the United States Senate seat vacated by the death of Senator Edward Kennedy.

18 January Birth Celebrated for First Time By Nation

1993 Martin Luther King Jr's birthday is observed in all 50 states for first time.

17 January Strikes Begin (Riyadh Time) Leader Testifies

 1991 U.N. begins counteroffensive against Iraq the date is still the previous
 day in America. 1998 President Clinton becomes the first president to testify in a court proceeding when he gives a somewhat confusing deposition in a civil suit by Paula Jones for sexual harassment.

16 January Attack Begins

1991 Eastern time United Nations begins attack against Iraqi targets.

15 January Deadline

1991 United Nations Imposed deadline for Iraq to leave Kuwait.

14 January Damage.

 1916 Crack appears in Zuiderzee Dyke in Netherlands.

13 January Flag Changed Theory Accepted

1794 Congress adopts a flag that has 15 stars and stripes.
1938 The Church of England accepts the thorey of evolution.

12 January Restart.

 1916 In Gallica attack by Russians resume. 

11 January Attack Allowed

1991 Congress approves authorization to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein does not restore the boundary of Kuwait that existed on 2 August 1990 in four days. Senator Al Gore of Tennessee votes in favor of the resolution.

10 January Congress Debates War

1916 16 mining engineers are intentionally killed in retaliation for Wilson administration's recognition of Government of Carranza. 1991 Congress begins debating a resolution to authorize force against Iraq if it does not withdraw from Kuwait by as demanded by the United Nations Security Council.

9 January Allies Accept Defeat.

1916 Allies end invasion of Galipoli which was started to end the deadlock on the Western Front in retreat. Last British troops evacuated from battlefield at Canakkale leaving it to Ottoman Forces.

8 January Presidents Fall Ill and Seek Aid

1992 President George H.W. Bush falls ill with stomach flu while in Tokyo.
1993 The president of Bosnia comes to the United States to ask for help against Serbian invaision. 

7 January Assurance.

 1916 Germany declares it will no longer sink ships on sight.

6 January Birth Sighted Leaders Convene

1987 Birth of a galaxy  sighted. 100th Congress assembles in Washington.
2001 Congress convenes to count the electoral several Representatives  attempt to block Florida's vote but none got a senator to sign his\her protest and the vote was counted.

5 January Attack!!!!

 1916 Offensive against Montenegro by Austria-Hungary.

4 January First Jew and First Woman Elected

1915 The first Jewish governor of Idaho Moses Alexander sworn in.
2007  Nancy Pelosi is the first woman elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

3 Jan Attack!!!

 1916 Attack by Russians in Galicia on Styr and Strypa.

2 January Speed Limit Lowered

1974 States required to impose a 55 MPH speed limit to save gasoline due to an oil embargo the law lasts 21 years.

1 January Leaders Sworn In and Appoiinted.

2014 Former president Clinton swears in mayor the first Democratic mayor of New York Bill  Deblasio. 2012 John Howard appointed Pime Minister of Austraila by Queen Elisabeth II.