FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019

1544 — Scottish Earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII

1672 — Frontenac becomes governor of New France (Canada)

1712 — Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"

1733 — England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum

1744 — French army takes Austrian Netherlands

1750 — Tax revolt in Gorinchem

1809 — Papal States annexed by France

1872 — Bohemian Club incorporated

1881 — Revised version of New Testament

1884 — Alaska becomes U.S. territory

1905 — Waseda University of Tokyo defeats Los Angeles High School 5-3 in baseball