OTHER THAN national marijuana day, here are some important things that land on today:
- Francine Anne Biton's Birthday
-The last naval battle in Byzantine history occurs, as three Genoese galleys escorting a Byzantine transport fight their way through the huge Ottoman blockade fleet and into the Golden Horn.
-Jacques Cartier begins the voyage during which he discovers Canada and Labrador.
-Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
-France declares war on Austria, the beginning of French Revolutionary Wars.
-The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law.
-Forty-five men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miner's strike.
-Apollo 16 lands on the Moon.
-Professional basketball player Michael Jordan sets all-time record for points in an NBA playoff game with 63 against the Boston Celtics.
-Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado.
-China removes homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.
-Johnson Space Center Shooting: A man with a handgun barricades himself in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas before killing a male hostage and himself..
-Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
1 comment:
hitler's bday. which means the skinheads are celebrating too.
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