43 BC: Marcus Antonius is defeated by Octavian near Modena, Italy.
1526: Mongol Emperor Babur annihilates the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi.
1649: The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, allowing all people freedom of worship.
1689: William III and Mary II are crowned joint king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1836: General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins independence from Mexico.
1862: Congress establishes the U.S. Mint.
1865: Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train leaves Washington.
1898: The Spanish-American War begins.
1910: Mark Twain dies at the age of 75.
1916: Bill Carlisle, the infamous ‘last train robber,’ robs a train in Hanna, Wyoming.
1914: U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will stay six months.
1918: German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed.
1943: President Roosevelt announces that several Doolittle pilots have been executed by Japanese.
1960: Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil.
1961: The French army revolts in Algeria.
1966: Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for bravery during the Vietnam War.
1975: The last South Vietnam president, Nguyen Van Thieu, resigns.
1995: Federal authorities arrest Timothy McVeigh in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing
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