Sunday, June 17, 2012

June 17th in History


362 - Emperor Julian issued an edict banning Christians from teaching in Syria. 

1579 - Sir Francis Drake claimed San Francisco Bay for England. 

1775 - The British took Bunker Hill outside of Boston. 

1789 - The Third Estate in France declared itself a national assembly, and began to frame a constitution. 

1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte incorporated Italy into his empire.

1848 - Austrian General Alfred Windischgratz crushed a Czech uprising in Prague. 

1854 - The Red Turban revolt broke out in Guangdong, China. 

1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

1924 - The Fascist militia marched into Rome. 

1926 - Spain threatened to quit the League of Nations if Germany was allowed to join. 

1928 - Amelia Earhart began the flight that made her the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean. 

1940 - The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. 

1940 - France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II. 

1944 - French troops landed on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. 

1944 - The republic of Iceland was established. 

Famous Birthdays:

1229 - Edward I, King of England

1703 - John Wesley, Co-founder of the Methodist church

1910 - Red Foley, Singer

1944 - Randy Johnson, Football player

1980 - Venus Williams, Tennis player




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