Today in history, 1540> Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. 1794> Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France during the French Revolution. 1821> José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain. 1854> USS Constellation, the last all-sail warship built by the US Navy, is commissioned. 1864> Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia. 1868> The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law. 1932> U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. 1933> Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Spain are established. 1935> First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 1938 – Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. 1942> Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227 in response to alarming German advances into the Soviet Union. Under the order all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be immediately executed. These have been your history facts for the day!!!!
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:54:42 +0000
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