1152 Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king
1461 Battle at Towton Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England
1540 Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife
1570 King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students
1590 Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda
1611 George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury
1621 Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia
1634 Proprietor Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston
1665 English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands
1675 John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England
1681 King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania
1699 Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany
1741 English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena
1774 First sighting of Orion nebula
1789 First Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives)
1791 President Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session
1791 Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.
1792 Oranges introduced to Hawaii
1793 French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands
1793 President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)
1797 John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US
1798 Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews
1801 The first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)
1801 Thomas Jefferson becomes the first US President inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
1809 Madison becomes first President inaugurated in American-made clothes
