197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the BLOODIEST battle between Roman armies. 356 – Emperor Constantius II issues a decree closing all PAGAN temples in the Roman Empire. 1674 – England and the Netherlands SIGN the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York. 1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for TREASON in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert. 1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is OFFICIALLY installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States. 1861 – Serfdom is ABOLISHED in Russia. 1884 – MORE than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. 2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey SPACE probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. 2009 - APH Anon Meme is BORN. 2014 - Canada SURVIVES major scare, beats Latvia 2-1 in the Olympic Quarterfinal hockey match.
today is also: *the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473) *National Chocolate Mint Day (USA) *APH ANON MEME'S BIRTHDAY (2009)
this day in HISTORY
356 – Emperor Constantius II issues a decree closing all PAGAN temples in the Roman Empire.
1674 – England and the Netherlands SIGN the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.
1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for TREASON in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is OFFICIALLY installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States.
1861 – Serfdom is ABOLISHED in Russia.
1884 – MORE than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey SPACE probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
2009 - APH Anon Meme is BORN.
2014 - Canada SURVIVES major scare, beats Latvia 2-1 in the Olympic Quarterfinal hockey match.
today is also:
*the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
*National Chocolate Mint Day (USA)
*APH ANON MEME'S BIRTHDAY (2009)