Today in history, 1274> In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope. 1429> Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years War. 1487> The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista. 1664> Louis XIV of France inaugurates the Palace of Versailles. 1697> Stockholms royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced by the current Royal Palace in the eighteenth century. 1718> The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. 1763> Pontiacs War begins with Pontiacs attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British. 1794> During the French Revolution, Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic. 1824> World premiere of Ludwig van Beethovens Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composers supervision. 1832> The independence of Greece is recognized by the Treaty of London. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria is chosen King. 1840> The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history. 1846> The Cambridge Chronicle, Americas oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1847> The American Medical Association is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1895> In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day. 1915> German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many formerly pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire. 1915> Japanese 21 Demands Ultimatum to China (Commemorated as National Day of Humiliation). 1920> Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later. 1920> Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. 1945> General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germanys participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day. 1946> Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees. 1948> The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress. 1952> The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. 1960> Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. 1994> Edvard Munchs iconic painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. 1998> Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for $40 billion USD and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. 1999> Pope John Paul II travels to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054. 1999> In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. 1999> In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. 2000> Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia. These have been your history facts of the day!!!!!!
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