Today in History: A Trip Through Time [Hit And Hot News]
*Historical Origins*
1364: The mediaeval struggle of steel and will continues on the Battle of Cascina.
Henry VIII weds Catherine Howard, a royal match destined for disaster in 1540.
1571: The Spanish foothold in the Philippines, the La Laguna encomienda is founded.
*revolution and empire*
– 1635: Schenkenschans, a calculated triumph in the Eighty Years’ War, falls to Spanish soldiers.
The crucial event in the Second Northern War, the Battle of Warsaw starts in 1656.
– 1778: Cantabria’s Constitution is adopted, therefore determining the course of the area.
Robespierre and Saint-Just die, a violent conclusion to the French Revolution.
The Industrial Age:
Mahmud II starts a fresh period of Ottoman Empire leadership in 1808.
1809: The British and French forces’ collision at Talavera rages on.
José de San Martín announces Peru’s freedom in 1821, therefore marking a turning point in South American history.
Commissioned as a revolutionary warship, the USS Constellation is 1854.
The pivotal event of the American Civil War, the Battle of Ezra Church occurs in 1864.
* Contemporary Era*
– 1866: Vinnie Ream gets the first US government commission among female artists.
Certified as the 14th Amendment guarantees due process and African American citizenship in 1868.
Ischia suffers a terrible earthquake in 1883 that claims around 2,300 lives.
1896: Miami is incorporated; a new city formed.
* Modern Times*
1911: An innovative voyage begins with the Australasian Antarctic Expedition sailing.
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia in 1914, hence igniting World War I.
1915: The US lands Haiti, a divisive phase in Caribbean history.
1917: The Silent Parade objects against racial violence in New York City.
1932: President Hoover dismisses the divisive event in American history known as the Bonus Army.
Mid-Century Milestones:
1935: A ground-breaking aeroplane, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress lifts.
1938: An unexplained disappearance of the Hawaii Clipper marks history.
1939: An amazing archaeological discovery: the Sutton Hoo helmet.
Stalin orders Order No. 227 in 1942, a frantic attempt to stop German advance.
1943: Operation Gomorrah starts, a terrible bombing operation.
*Modern wonders*
1945: Tragic disaster results from a B-25 bomber running into the Empire State Building.
1957: Japan’s Isahaya is devastated by heavy rain and a mudslip.
1960: A turning point in automotive history, the German Volkswagen Act takes effect.
– 1962: Celebrating world solidarity, the eighth World Festival of Youth and Students starts.
1965: President Johnson reports a US force increase in South Vietnam.
* lately occurring events*
1973: The venerable Summer Jam at Watkins Glen takes place.
1974: Spetsgruppa A emerges as a covert Russian special force.
1976: The Tangshan earthquake marks a terrible catastrophe.
1984: The Olympic Games celebrate worldwide athletic rivalry by opening in Los Angeles.
1996: A major archaeological discovery, the remnants of Kennewick Man are unearthed.
*21st century*
2001: Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to earn six gold medals from one World Championship event.
Nine coal workers are miraculously saved after 77 hours of subterranean rescue.
Polkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes in 2002, killing fourteen people.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army ends its armed campaign in 2005.
All 152 people aboard Airblue Flight 202 die when it crashes in 2010.
2011: A spectacular situation results from Asiana Airlines Flight 991 developing in-flight fire.
2017 saw Nawaz Sharif removed from office, a divisive event in Pakistani politics.
2018 finds Wendy Tuck the first female skipper to triumph in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
