1328: William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII.
1647: A new law bans Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty is banishment or death for a second offense.
1670: Charles II and Louis XIV sign a secret treaty in Dover, England, ending hostilities between England and France.
1691: Jacob Leiser, leader of the popular uprising in support of William and Mary’s succession to the throne, is executed for treason.
1736: British and Chickasaw forces defeat the French at the Battle of Ackia.
1831: The Russians defeat the Poles at the Battle of Ostrolenska.
1835: A resolution is passed in the U.S. Congress stating that Congress has no authority over state slavery laws.
1864: The territory of Montana is organized.
1865: The last Confederate army surrenders in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1868: President Andrew Johnson is acquitted of all charges of impeachment.
1896: The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is crowned.
1938: The House Committee on Un-American Activities begins its work of searching for subversives in the United States.
1940: The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk begins.
1946: A patent is filed in the United States for the H-bomb.
1958: Union Square, San Francisco, becomes a state historical landmark.
1961: The civil rights activist group, Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee, is established in Atlanta.
1961: A U.S. Air Force bomber flies across the Atlantic in a record of just over three hours.
1969: Apollo 10 returns to Earth.
1977: The movie Star Wars debuts.
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