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Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Today in History: May 31

1433: Sigismund is crowned emperor of Rome.

1678: The Godiva procession, commemorating Lady Godiva’s legendary ride while naked, becomes part of the Coventry Fair.

1862: At the Battle of Fair Oaks, Union General George B. McClellan defeats Confederates outside of Richmond.

1879: New York’s Madison Square Garden opens its doors for the first time.

1889: Johnstown, Pennsylvania is destroyed by a massive flood.

1900: U.S. troops arrive in Peking to help put down the Boxer Rebellion.

1902: The Boer War ends with the Treaty of Vereeniging.

1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) holds its first conference.

1913: The 17th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for direct election of senators, is ratified.

1915: A German zeppelin makes an air raid on London.

1916: British and German fleets fight in the Battle of Jutland.

1928: The first flight over the Pacific takes off from Oakland.

1941: An armistice is arranged between the British and the Iraqis.

1955: The Supreme Court orders that states must end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed."

1962: Adolf Eichmann, the former SS commander, is hanged near Tel Aviv, Israel.

1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance."

1974: Israel and Syria sign an agreement on the Golan Heights.

1979: Zimbabwe proclaims its independence.

1988: President Ronald Reagan arrives in Moscow, the first American president to do so in 14 years.

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