Dude111 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Heres a thread for history buffs. Lets post interesting events that occured in the past for "Todays" date... TODAY June 17 -------------- 1775 The Battle of Bunker Hill took place near Boston during the Revolutionary War. 1789 The Third Estate in France declared itself a national assembly and undertook to frame a constitution. 1885 The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere. 1940 France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II. 1944 The republic of Iceland was established. 1961 Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West while his troupe was in Paris. 1963 The Supreme Court struck down rules requiring the recitation of the Lord's Prayer or the reading of Biblical verses in public schools. 1994 After leading police on a chase through Southern California, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and Ronald Goldman. 2006 Officials in Chechnya reported police had killed rebel leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev by acting on a tip from within his network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddie Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude111 Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 June 18 ---------- 1812 The War of 1812 began. 1815 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German, and Dutch forces. 1873 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined 100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Have you got a book there dude, or have you just got a long memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolW Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 1965 - the government announces it will introduce a blood alcohol limit for drivers (taken from the BBC!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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