What Happened Today In History

1461 - Edward IV is crowned king of England


1519 - Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire


1776 - American Revolution ~ Thomas Hickey, Continental Army Private and bodyguard to General George Washington, becomes the first to be hanged for "mutiny, sedition, and treachery"


1778 - American Revolution ~ The Battle of Monmouth, resulted in a standstill with the British withdrawing under the cover of darkness


1838 - Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom


1846 - Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone


1865 - Civil War ~ The Army of the Potomac is disbanded


1902 - The United States Congress passes the Spooner Act authorizing Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Columbia for the Panama Canal


1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this was the start of WWI


1919 - WWI - Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of WWI


1922 - The Irish Civil War begins


1926 - Mercedes-Benz is founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz


Honestly, that was a lot of important history... hope you enjoyed and as always have a chilled day!

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