1189 Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa & 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg

1330 Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire

1421 Jews are expelled from Styria Austria

1502 Columbus begins 4th & last trip to "Indies"

1548 Great fire in Brielle

1625 Boers besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper-Austria

1647 Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam to become governor

1674 Netherlands & Cologne sign peace treaty

1678 French Admiral Jean d'Estrées' fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curaçao

1689 Battle of Bantry Bay, French & English naval battle

1690 English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia

1745 Battle of Fontenoy (Doornik) Austrian Succession war

1749 British parliament accept Consolidation Act fleet reorganization

1751 First US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)

1751 The first US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)

1752 First US fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia)

1752 The first US fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia)

1772 Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed

1784 England & Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty

1792 Columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray

1812 Waltz introduced into English ballrooms - Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral.

1814 Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh

1816 American Bible Society forms (New York)

1850 Work starts on first brick building in San Fransisco

1858 Minnesota becomes the 32nd state of the Union (USA)

1862 Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk VA

1862 CSS Virginia blown up by Confederates to prevent capture.

1864 General J E B Stuart is mortally wounded in Battle of Yellow Tavern VA (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge)

1865 Jeff Thompson surrenders

1867 Treaty of London drawn, concerning Luxembourg

1893 Henri Desgrange establishes first bicycle-world record (35.325 km)

1894 American RR Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co

1898 Sailors and Marines from USS Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain.

1900 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title

1904 Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace

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