TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON – MAY 7
558 The dome of the church of St. Sophia in Constantinople collapses. Its immediate rebuilding is ordered by Justinian.
1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army
1525 The German peasants’ revolt is crushed by the ruling class and church.
1700 William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation
1727 Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
1763 Indian chief Pontiac begins his attack on a British fort in present-day Detroit, Michigan.
1800 Congress divides the Northwest Territory into two parts. The western part will becomes the Indiana Territory and the eastern section remains the Northwest Territory.
1873 US marines attack Panamá
1877 Indian chief Sitting Bull enters Canada with a trail of Indians after the Battle of Little Bighorn.
1914 US Congress establishes mother’s day
1915 The German submarine U-20 torpedoes the passenger ship Lusitiania, sinking her in 21 minutes with 1,978 people on board.
1939 Germany and Italy announce an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis
1942 In the Battle of the Coral Sea, Japanese and American navies attack each other with carrier-launched warplanes. It is the first time in the history of naval warfare where two fleets fought without seeing each other.Two crucial battles in 1942 marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
1945 World War II: Unconditional German surrender to the Allies signed by General Alfred Jodl at Rheims
1946 Sony is founded
1952 In Korea, Communist POWs at Koje-do riot against their American captors.
1952 The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer
1960 Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR
1960 USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy
1963 Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champion
1975 President Ford declares an end to “Vietnam Era”
1992 The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified.
1999 During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
2000 Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia The former KGB officer enjoys high approval ratings in his country as living standards in Russia have improved drastically under his rule
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