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Search for "Home Financing" 0597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king 1190 Crusaders start to massacre the Jews of York; many Jews commit suicide rather than submit to baptism. 1190 Jews of York England commit mass sucide rather than submit to baptism 1249 The Servite Order is officially approved by Cardinal Raniero Capocci, papal legate in Tuscany. 1322 Battle of Boroughbridge in the First War of Scottish Independence. 1345 Holy spirit glides above fire; "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend) 1517 Pope Leo X signs 5th Council of Lateranen 1521 Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines. 1521 Magelhaes' fleet discovers Zamal (Samar) 1521 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches Philippines 1527 Battle at Khanua: Mogol Emperor Babur beats Rajputen 1621 Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth MA 1621 Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset." 1641 General court declares Rhode Island a democracy & adopts new constitution 1649 Jesuit priests Jean de Brébeuf 1593-1649 and Gabriel Lalement 1611-1649 are tortured by Iroquois invaders at St-Louis 1649 War party of more than 1000 Iroquois invade Huronia, capturing St-Ignace before sunrise; they will destroy all the villages and Jesuit missions in the area, and only 8 soldiers, 22 donnes and seven servants escape 1660 English Long Parliament disbands 1660 The Long Parliament disbands. 1689 The 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers is founded. 1730 Willem Charles Henry Friso installed as viceroy of Drenthe 1731 Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England & Netherlands 1792 King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29. 1792 Murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera 1800 In Quebec, Jean-Joseph Casot 1728-1800, last Jesuit survivor of the French regime, dies at Quebec; the property of the order in Canada appropriates to the Crown. 1802 Law signed to establish US Military Academy (West Point NY) 1802 The United States Military Academy West Point is established. 1812 Battle of Badajoz (March 16 - April 6) - British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during Peninsular War. 1815 Prince Willem of the House of Orange-Nassau proclaimed himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands. 1815 Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium 1818 Battle of Cancha Rayada - Spanish forces defeat Chileans under Jos de San Martn. 1827 US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (New York NY), begins publishing 1829 Ohio authorizes high school night classes 1830 London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) forms 1833 Susan Hayhurst becomes first US woman grad of a pharmacy college 1836 Texas approves a constitution 1843 James Douglas 1803-1877 starts construction of Fort Camosun [Victoria]; first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island. 1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published 1855 Bates College in Lewiston, Maine is founded. 1861 Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union 1861 Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain 1861 Edward Clark became Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who was evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy. 1862 Battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles 1865 Battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities) 1867 First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet. 1869 Hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by a black in the Senate 1872 The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London. 1876 Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight first female boxing match (New York) 1877 Charles Bannerman completes first Test cricket century, 165 vs England 1882 US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross 1900 Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus 1900 Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. 1906 Kagi, Formosa a 7.1 earthquake caused 1,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. 1907 First first-class cricket game between New South Wales & Western Australia 1912 Lawrence Oates, ill member of Scott's South Pole expedition leaves the tent saying, "I am just going outside and may be some time." 1912 Mrs William Howard Taft plants first cherry tree in Washington DC 1915 British battle cruisers Inflexible & Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle 1915 Federal Trade Commission organizes 1915 The Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I. 1916 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the border to join the hunt of Pancho Villa. 1916 Canada signs Migratory Bird Treaty with the US 1916 US & Canada sign Migratory bird treaty 1922 Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt 1922 WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions 1924 The free port of Fiume formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime. 1925 Yunnan, China a 7.1 earthquake caused5,000 deaths. Talifu almost completely destroyed. 1926 History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. 1926 Robert Goddard launches first liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meter) 1926 The first man to give dreams of reaching the stars a glimpse of reality was Dr. Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts 1930 USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine 1931 Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands) 1933 Hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of Bank of Germany 1934 Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act 1935 Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Versailles Treaty. Conscription was reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht. 1935 Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty 1938 Noël Coward's musical "Operette", premieres in London 1939 From Prague Castle Hitler proclaimed Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate. 1939 Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine 1939 Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran 1940 German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow 1941 Blizzard hits North Dakota & Minnesota killing 60 1941 Dmitri Shostakovitch receives the Stalin Prize 1941 National Gallery of Art opens in Washington DC 1942 History of Rocketry: First V-2 rocket test launch (exploded at liftoff) 1943 Flight Lieutenant WE Newton awarded posthumously the Victoria Cross Newton was the only member of the RAAF to win the Victoria Cross in the Pacific war 1943 The ships Elin K (Norway) & Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed & sunk 1944 Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death 1945 US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima 1945 Wrzburg, Germany is 90% destroyed, with 5,000 dead, in only 20 minutes by British bombers. 1946 John Dick's headless, armless and legless torso found on Hamilton Mountain, leading to sensational trial of his wife Evelyn, later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. 1947 Convair Liner, first US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested 1952 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Réunion (world record) 1952 American Radio Personality Barry Michaels was born March 16, 1952 1955 Josephine Kroesen appointed as first Dutch female judge 1955 President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war 1956 In Lebanon, two 6.0 eathquakes approximately 9 minutes apart. 136 killed, 6,000 houses destroyed and 17,000 damaged in 400 villages in the Chouf region. 1956 St. Urho's Day is first celebrated. 1957 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young & Loretta Young 1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 7.0 earthquake occured One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States 1958 Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding. 1958 In Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson, and take him to the southern suburbs of the war-torn city where other Western hostages are being held in scattered dungeons under ruined building 1958 On this day in 1958 the Ford Motor Company produced its 50,000,000th car, a Thunderbird 1959 Iraq & USSR sign economic/technical treaty 1961 Jaguar Cars Ltd. introduced the XK-E, or E-Type, at the Geneva Auto Show. Th E-Type was the successor to the C- and D-Type Jaguar that had earned the company’s reputation for racing excellenc 1962 A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with 107 people missing. 1962 The first launching of Titan 2-rocket 1962 US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167 1963 Mount Agung erupts on Bali - 11,000 dead 1964 Paul Hornung & Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension 1965 University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service. 1966 "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London 1966 Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong & Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits 1966 Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the Agena Target Vehicle. 1966 On this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado 1967 Quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada. 1968 During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army platoon from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, massacres over four hundred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai in the district of Song My 1968 General Motors releases its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado. 1968 My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die 1968 Robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign 1968 Vietnam War: In the My Lai massacre, between 350 and 500 Vietnamese villagers -- men, women, and children -- are killed by American troops. 1969 A Venezuelan Airlines DC-9 crashes shortly after takeoff in Maracaibo, Venezuela killing 155 1969 Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 1970 New English Bible published 1971 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win 1971 Government of Trygve Bratteli in Norway 1971 The first SH-2D Lamps (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter test flight took place at Kaman's Bloomfield, Connecticut Facility 1972 John & Yoko are served with deportation papers 1974 Number one hit on UK music charts - Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero 1975 US Mariner 10 makes 3rd & final fly-by of Mercury 1976 British premier Harold Wilson resigns 1976 UK Prime Minister, Harold Wilson resigns. 1977 US President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland 1978 Aldo Moro is kidnapped by left-wing terrorists in Italy and is later killed by his captors. 1978 Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast 1978 Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed 1978 Soyuz 26 returns to Earth 1978 Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the 5th-largest oil spill in history 1978 US Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty 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 1979 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney 1980 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic 1983 Demolition of the radio tower Ismaning, the last radio tower in Germany built of wood. 1984 Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut 1984 South-Africa & Mozambique sign non attack treaty 1984 William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists and later dies in captivity. 1985 Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut 1985 Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He would be released on December 4, 1991. 1985 Denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 years 1985 In the Leeward Islands a 6.8 earthquake injured 6 and damage (VI) on Guadeloupe. Minor damage on Montserrat. Also felt on Antigua, St. Kitts and Puerto Rico. 1988 As part of the Iran-Contra affair, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council (NSC) are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States 1988 Federal grand jury indicts Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North & Navy Vice Adm. John M. Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair 1988 Halabja poison gas attack: The Kurdish town of Halabjah in Iraq was attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents, killing thousands of people. 1988 Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. 1988 North-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, 3 killed 1988 US sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras 1991 7 members of Reba McEntire's band are killed in a plane crash 1992 Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball 1993 Edmonton, Alberta Police use pepper spray and batons to control over 100 youths who attacked passers-by in the Eaton Centre and Edmonton Centre malls, after a screening of the rap movie spoof CB4 1994 Moravcik forms Slovakia government 1994 Tonya Harding pleads guilty to felony attack on Nancy Kerrigan 1994 Personal posting - Derek Huntoon was born. - USA 1995 Mississippi House of Representatives ratifies 13th Amendement-formally abolishes slavery 1995 Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. 1995 World best 7th wicket stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh Jr & P Dharmani 1996 Gran Persson is elected leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. 1996 Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round 1997 Donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship 1997 Sandline affair - On Bougainville, soldiers of commander Jerry Singirok arrest Tim Spicer and his mercenaries of the Sandline International 1998 Pope John Paul II apologises for inactivity and silence of some Roman Catholics during the Holocaust. 2003 Largest coordinated worldwide vigil, as part of the global protests against Iraq war. 2005 Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control 2008 Bear Stearns is bought by JP Morgan Chase & co. 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