TODAY IN HISTORY
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May 14th- 134th Day of the Year
1264
King Henry III is captured by his brother-in-law, Simon de Montfort, at the Battle of Lewes.
1509
At the Battle of Agnadello, the French defeat the Venitians in Northern Italy.
1610
French King Henri IV (Henri de Navarre) is assassinated by François Ravaillac, a fanatical monk.
1787
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia.
1796
English physician Edward Jenner gives the first successful smallpox vaccination.
1804
The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially begins as the Corps of Discovery departs from St. Charles, Missouri.
1853
Gail Borden applies for a patent for condensed milk.
1863
Union General Nathanial Banks heads towards Port Hudson along the Mississippi River.
1897
- Guglielmo Marconi sends the first communication by wireless telegraph.
- "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa is performed for the first time in Philadelphia.
1904
The Olympics is held in the United States for the first time in St. Louis, MO.
1935
A plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.
1940
Holland surrenders to Germany.
1942
The British Army, in retreat from Burma, reaches India.
1948
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion establishes the State of Israel.
1955
The Warsaw Pact is formed between the Soviet Union and seven of its European satellite nations.
1961
A bus carrying black and white civil rights activists is bombed and burned in Alabama.
1969
Three companies of the 101st Airborne Division fail to push North Vietnamese forces off Hill 937 in South Vietnam.
1973
The U.S. space station Skylab is launched.
1991
In South Africa, Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years in prison for her part in the kidnapping and beating of three black youths and the death of a fourth.
2010
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches to the International Space Station in it's 2nd-to-last voyage.
King Henry III is captured by his brother-in-law, Simon de Montfort, at the Battle of Lewes.
1509
At the Battle of Agnadello, the French defeat the Venitians in Northern Italy.
1610
French King Henri IV (Henri de Navarre) is assassinated by François Ravaillac, a fanatical monk.
1787
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia.
1796
English physician Edward Jenner gives the first successful smallpox vaccination.
1804
The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially begins as the Corps of Discovery departs from St. Charles, Missouri.
1853
Gail Borden applies for a patent for condensed milk.
1863
Union General Nathanial Banks heads towards Port Hudson along the Mississippi River.
1897
- Guglielmo Marconi sends the first communication by wireless telegraph.
- "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa is performed for the first time in Philadelphia.
1904
The Olympics is held in the United States for the first time in St. Louis, MO.
1935
A plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.
1940
Holland surrenders to Germany.
1942
The British Army, in retreat from Burma, reaches India.
1948
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion establishes the State of Israel.
1955
The Warsaw Pact is formed between the Soviet Union and seven of its European satellite nations.
1961
A bus carrying black and white civil rights activists is bombed and burned in Alabama.
1969
Three companies of the 101st Airborne Division fail to push North Vietnamese forces off Hill 937 in South Vietnam.
1973
The U.S. space station Skylab is launched.
1991
In South Africa, Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years in prison for her part in the kidnapping and beating of three black youths and the death of a fourth.
2010
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches to the International Space Station in it's 2nd-to-last voyage.
The Shelby County Historical Society would like to thank the following area businesses for their support:
KNOD, Harlan Newspaper, Hy-Vee, Milk & Honey, Farm Table Delivery, Nelson Farm Supply, Shelby County Physical Therapy, Shelby County State Bank, State Farm-EJ Leinen, Town & Country Credit Union, Ouren Real Estate, and ThinkSpace IT.
KNOD, Harlan Newspaper, Hy-Vee, Milk & Honey, Farm Table Delivery, Nelson Farm Supply, Shelby County Physical Therapy, Shelby County State Bank, State Farm-EJ Leinen, Town & Country Credit Union, Ouren Real Estate, and ThinkSpace IT.
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