1416 - Jerome of Prague was burned as heretic by the Church.
1431 - Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) is burned at the stake in Rouen, France aged 19.
1539 - Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer, landed in Florida with 600 soldiers in search of gold.
1814 - The first Treaty of Paris was declared which returned France to its 1792 borders.
1854 - The US territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established.
1896 - The first automobile accident occurred in New York.
1913 - The first Balkan War ended.
1943 - American forces secured the Aleutian island of Attu from the Japanese during World War II.
Famous Birthdays:
1672 - Peter I (Peter the Great), Emperor of Russia.
1916 - Joseph W. Kennedy, Scientist, Co-discoverer of Plutonium.
1943 - Gale Sayers, American footballer
1964 - Tom Morello, Musician (Rage Against the Machine)
1974 - Thomas DeCarlo Callaway "Cee-Lo Green", Musician
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