1961 Civil rights are
arrested in Jackson, Mississippi
1941 The British
battleship Hood is sunk by the German
battleship Bismarck. There are only
three survivors.
-Bob Dylan is born (singer and songwriter)
1861 General Benjamin
Butler declares slaves to be the contraband of war
1846 General Zachary
Taylor captures Monterey
1844 Samuel morse taps
out the first telegraph message
1819 Victoria, Queen of
the United Kingdom (1836-1901) is born
1798 Believing that a
French invasion of Ireland is imminent, Irish nationalists rise up against the
British occupation.
1764 Boston lawyer James
Otis denounces “taxation without representation,” calling for the colonies to
unite in opposition to Britain’s new tax measures
1738 The Methodist Church
is established
1689 English Parliament
passes the Act of Toleration, protecting Protestants. Roman Catholics are specifically excluded
from exemption
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