1098 - Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade seized Antioch, Turkey.
1539 - Hernando De Soto claimed Florida for Spain.
1784 - The U.S. Congress formally created the United States Army to replace the disbanded Continental Army.
1800 - John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States.
1918 - The Finnish Parliament ratified its treaty with Germany.
1923 - In Italy, Benito Mussolini granted women the right to vote.
1937 - Nearly six months after Edward, Duke of Windsor, abdicated the British throne, he married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony near Tours, France.
1938 - The German Reich voted to confiscate so-called "degenerate art."
1952 - A rebellion by North Korean prisoners in the Koje prison camp in South Korea was put down by American troops.
1989 - Chinese army troops positioned themselves to began a sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square.
Famous Birthdays:
1780 - William Hone, Writer
1901 - Maurice Evans, Actor
1925 - Tony Curtis, Actor
1929 - Chuck Barris, Game show host
1936 - Larry McMurtry, Author
1946 - John Paul Jones, Musician (Led Zeppelin)
1951 - Deniece Williams, Actress
1986 - Rafael Nadal, Tennis Player
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