1199 | English King Richard I is killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France. | |
1789 | The First U.S. Congress begins regular sessions at Federal Hall in New York City. | |
1814 | Granted sovereignty in the island of Elba and a pension from the French government, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates at Fountainebleau. He is allowed to keep the title of emperor. | |
1830 | Joseph Smith and five others organize the Church of Latter-Day Saints in Seneca, New York. | |
1862 | Confederate forces attack General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. | |
1865 | At the Battle of Sailer's Creek, a third of Lee's army is cut off by Union troops pursuing him to Appomattox. | |
1896 | The Modern Olympics begin in Athens with eight nations participating. | |
1903 | French Army Nationalists are revealed to have forged documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dryfus. | |
1909 | Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first men to reach the North Pole. | |
1917 | The United States declares war on Germany and enters World War I on Allied side. | |
1924 | Four planes leave Seattle on the first successful flight around the world. | |
1938 | The United States recognizes Nazi Germany's conquest of Austria. | |
1941 | German forces invade Greece and Yugoslavia. | |
1965 | President Lyndon B. Johnson authorizes the use of ground troops in combat operations. |
What is going on with the East Alton Rotary Club? We will cover it here, along with all sorts of other interesting and off-kilter stuff that will inform, enlighten and amuse you.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
TODAY IN HISTORY
APRIL 6
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