1523-Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day)
1813-US invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek (Ont)
1844-Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London
1882- Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC
1918- Battle of Belleau Wood, 1st US victory of WW I
1933- 1st drive-in theatre opens (Camden NJ)
1967- 6 day war between Israel & Arab neighbors begin
1972- Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia)
1972- Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London
1975- British voters decide to remain in Common Market
1985- Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station
1988- George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II
Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989)
2012- Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs
1813-US invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek (Ont)
1844-Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London
1882- Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC
1918- Battle of Belleau Wood, 1st US victory of WW I
1933- 1st drive-in theatre opens (Camden NJ)
1967- 6 day war between Israel & Arab neighbors begin
1972- Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia)
1972- Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London
1975- British voters decide to remain in Common Market
1985- Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station
1988- George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II
Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989)
2012- Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs