1535 — Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason
1690 — Army of England’s Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland
1776 — First vote on the Declaration of Independence
1823 — United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico
1859 — First intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32
1862 — Congress outlaws polygamy
1867 — Dominion of Canada formed (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario)
1910 — Union of South Africa becomes a dominion
1934 — 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, NY
1944 — Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing the International Monetary Fund (IMF ) and World Bank