79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash
1200 - King John of England, marries Isabella of Angouleme in Bordeaux Cathedral.
1215 - Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid.
1349 - Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.
1662 - The Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.
1814 - British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House is set ablaze, though not burned to the ground; as well as several other buildings.
1815 - The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.
1912 - Alaska becomes a United States territory.
1932 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1991 - Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
2006 - The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a Dwarf Planet.
Famous Birthdays
1198 - King Alexander II of Scotland
1358 - King John I of Castile
1787 - James Weddell, explorer
1899 - Albert Claude, biologist, Nobel laureate
1924 - Jimmy Gardner, actor
1944 - Gregory Jarvis, astronaut
1954 - Philippe Cataldo, singer
1974 - Jennifer Lien, actress
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