893 A.D.--Simeon I is crowned the first emperor of Bulgaria.
927--The Battle of the Bosnian Highlands. The Croatian army, under King Tomislav, defeats the Bulgarian army.
1153--Malcom IV becomes King of Scotland.
1328--Philip VI becomes King of France.
1703--Czar Peter I the Great Romanov founds the city of St. Petersburg.
1813--In the war of 1812, American forces in Canada capture Fort George.
1860--Giuseppe Garibaldi attacks Palermo, Sicily in his effort to unify Italy.
1863--The War Between the States. The Siege of Port Hudson begins.
1883--Alexander III Romanov is crowned Tsar of All the Russias.
1905--Russo-Japanese War. The Russian Far East Fleet is defeated by the Japanese in The Battle of the Tsushima Straits.
1927--The Ford Motor Company ceases production of the Model T.
1930--The Chrysler Building (1,046 ft.) opens to the public in New York City.
1937--The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to traffic.
1941--The German battleship, KMS Bismarck is sunk.
1958--The McDonnell F-4 Phantom II makes its first flight.
1967--The aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment