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Search for "Home Financing" 1098 Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch 1355 The St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. 1535 12 nude Anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets 1542 Queen Catherine Howard of England is confined in the Tower of London to be executed three days later for treason (adultery). 1549 Tomé de Sousa appointed Governor-General of Brazil 1567 An explosion destroys the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley is found strangled, in what many believe to be an assassination. 1567 UK hist Murder of Darnley outside Holyrood House in an explosion 1635 Académie Française is founded in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu) 1676 Wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster MA 1713 Netherlands & England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier 1716 Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France 1720 Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England 1746 English Pelham government resigns 1749 10th (final) volume of Fielding's "Tom Jones" is published 1763 French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. 1763 The French and Indian War ends with signing of the Treaty of Paris. As part of the treaty, Canada is ceded to England by the French. 1763 The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763 ending the French and Indian War. 1772 1771 Maratha forces from the Deccan Plateau drive the Afghans out of Delhi, install the son of the exiled Mughal emperor Shah Alam as temporary ruler 1774 Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit 1794 Joseph Haydn's 99th Symphony in E, premieres 1798 Louis Alexandre Berthier invaded Rome, on February 15 proclaimed a Roman Republic and then on February 20 take Pope Pius VI as a prisoner. 1802 In London England Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 knighted for achievements in the North West, and for being first to cross the North American continent by land 1807 US Coast Survey authorized by Congress 1824 Simon Bolívar named dictator by the Congress of Perú 1840 Queen Victoria of England marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 1841 UK hist Penny Red replaces Penny Black postage stamp 1846 Beginning of Mormon march to west US 1846 British defeat Sikhs in battle of Sobraon, India 1846 First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon - British defeat Sikhs in final battle of the war 1855 US citizenship laws amended all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship 1859 General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny 1860 John Brahms' 2nd Serenade in A, premieres 1862 Dutch 2nd government of Thorbecke forms 1863 Frist US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia 1863 PT Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb & Mercy Lavinia Warren (New York NY) 1863 The world-famous dwarfs General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren get married in New York City. 1866 Dutch government Frans van der Putte forms 1868 Conservatives & military, seize Convention Hall in Florida 1870 The YWCA is founded (New York City). 1870 YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) is founded (New York NY) 1878 Peace of Zanjón 1878 Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres 1879 First electric arc light used (California Theater) 1879 Henry Morton Stanley departs to the Congo 1883 Fire at un-insured New Hall Hotel in Milwaukee WI, kills 71 1890 Around 11 million acres, ceded to US by Sioux Indians opens for settlement 1897 Freedom of religion in Madagascar 1897 New York Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print" 1899 -39ºF (-39ºC), Milligan OH (state lowest temperature record) 1899 Herbert Hoover (31st U.S. President, 1929-33), marries Lou Henry. 1899 US-Spain peace treaty signed by President McKinley; US gets Puerto Rico & Guam 1904 Japan & Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships 1906 Britain's first modern & largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched, it changed the battleship concept fo rthe world 1906 State of siege proclaimed in Zululand 1908 In England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title 1916 Conscription begins in Britain 1917 Johanna Westerdijk installed as Netherlands first female professor 1920 Jozef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea. 1923 Ink paste manufactured for first time by Standard Ink Company 1923 SDAP speaks out against allied occupation of Ruhrgebied 1923 Texas Tech University was founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas. 1925 The first waterless gas storage tank put into service, Michigan City IN 1926 Building of Olympian Stadium Amsterdam, begins 1927 President Coolidge asks for 2nd disarmament conference 1929 Msgr. Stephen Alencastre, SS.CC., dedicates the beautiful Romanesque church of Saint Patrick in Honolulu. 1930 Grain Stabilization Corporation authorized by Congress 1931 New Delhi becomes the capital of India. 1933 -54ºF (-48ºC), Seneca OR (state record) 1933 Dutch sea-plane bombs Dutch ship 1933 Hitler proclaims end of Marxism 1933 In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf, killing him. 1933 Mutiny on "7 Provinces" ends (began Feb 4th), 23 killed 1933 Singing telegrams were introduced in the U.S. by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York. 1933 The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram. 1934 Byrd souvenir sheet issued, NYC; first unperforated ungummed US stamp 1934 First Jewish immigrant ship to break the English blockade in Palestine 1934 Stalin ends 17th CPSU-congress, says "Life becomes merrier" 1935 Pennsylvania RR begins passenger service on new streamlined electric locomotive 1938 King Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga 1940 "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1 1940 The first Tom and Jerry cartoon "Puss Gets the Boot" premiers. 1940 Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM 1941 Anti-Nazi "Het Parool" begins publishing in Netherlands 1942 HMCS Spikenard (Corvette) torpedoed 1943 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia 1943 Van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau 1944 Belgium resistance fighter/author Kamiel van Baelen arrested 1944 U-666/U-545/U-283 sink off Ireland 1945 "Rum & Coca Cola" by Andrews Sisters hits #1 1946 Liner Mauritania docks in Halifax carrying 943 war brides and children from England. 1947 Canada signs mop-up peace treaties with former Axis powers Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland 1947 Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia 1947 Netherlands Radio Union forms 1947 Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland 1947 WWII peace treaties signed 1948 Greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki 1949 Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman premiered in New York City. 1949 The Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman, starring Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock, makes its Broadway debut. 1950 The Temiscouata Railway is entrusted to Canadian National. This line, which was opened throughout on October 1, 1891, ran from Rivière du Loup to Edmundston and from Edmundston to Connors. 1951 "John & Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21 1951 Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari 1953 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood & Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain 1953 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA 1953 Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA 1954 Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam 1954 President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam. 1956 "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1959 Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone" 1959 Tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265 1961 Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power 1962 Captured American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers is released by the U.S.S.R. in exchange for a Soviet spy held by the U.S. 1964 Destroyer Voyager sinks off Australia after colliding with aircraft carrier Melbourne 1964 Melbourne-Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collides with the destroyer HMAS Voyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. 1965 In Northwestern Iran a 5.1 earthquake occurred. At least 20 persons were fatally injured and thousands of houses destroyed in and near Bustanabad 1966 Harmel government in Belgium resigns 1967 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability & Succession) in effect 1967 The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified. 1968 "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3 1968 Peggy Fleming wins Olympics figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France 1970 26.4 cm precipitation falls on Mount Washington NH (state record) 1970 Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel killing 40 Belgian, French, & German youths (Val d'Isere, France) 1971 Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa 1972 BBC bans "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by Wings 1972 Ras al Khaima joins the United Arab Emirates 1973 83 meter wide gas tank on Staten Island NY explodes, crushing 40 1974 Iran/Iraqi border fight breaks out 1974 Silver futures hit record $4.81½ an ounce in London 1978 Frank C Carlucci succeeds John F Blake as deputy director of CIA 1979 "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 1996 This was the year "The Book Clip - Guaranteed to keep your Book Open" first appeared on the Internet. See Pictures HERE www.bookclip.com 1981 A fire at the Las Vegas Hilton claims eight lives, and injures nearly 200, at this popular hotel-casino. 1981 Dennis Lillee becomes Australian Cricket's top wicket-taker with 249 1982 28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont, Québec 1983 Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament 1983 Canada signs agreement allowing US testing of military equipment in Canada, including cruise missiles 1986 "John Lennon Live in NYC" album is released 1987 Philippine troops murder 17 civilians-Lupao Massacre 1988 3-judge panel of 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down Army's ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal) 1988 Rocky Malebane-Metsing coup in Bophuthatswana fails 1989 Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV 1989 Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party. 1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1990 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome) 1990 Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to become heavyweight boxing champion 1990 South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that Nelson Mandela, the black activist imprisoned for 27 years, will be released the next day. 1991 Lithuania votes for independence from USSR 1992 "Dangerous Women" final episode on WWOR-TV 1992 Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics first gold medal for the USA 1992 Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana 1992 Roots author Alex Haley dies in Seattle at age 71. 1993 "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people 1993 US officially backs peace plan in Bosnia 1993 Personal posting - Kyle Roman is born. 1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA 1996 IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champion Gary Kasparov 1996 Minneapolis, Minnesota Timmins country singer Shania Twain draws a crowd of up to 20,000 fans for an autograph session at the giant Mall of America 1996 The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time. 1997 Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU) 1997 Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991 1997 O J Simpson jury reaches decision on $25 million in punitive damages 1997 Soyuz TM-25 launches to the MIR 1998 AOL raises monthly flat rate Internet access from $19.95 to $21.95 1998 Canadian National President Paul Tellier says CN is acquiring US rail company Illinois Central Corp for $2.4 billion 1998 Voters in Maine repeal a gay rights law passed in 1997 becoming the first U.S. state to abandon that law. 1999 A federal judge orders American Airlines pilots back to work after their sickout grounds 2500 flights, stranding 200,000 travelers and crippling cargo carriers. 2000 Personal posting - Jack Craig Spurr of Castleford (West Yorkshire) was born - United Kingdom 2003 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq. 2008 Super Smash Bros. 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