Historical Events In May - 18

1096 On this day in history crusaders massacre Jews of Worm

1291 Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre on this day in history.

1302 On this day in history trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)

1385 Peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts on this day in history.

1536 On this day in history anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery

1588 On this day in history the Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August

1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.

1619 On this day in history hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison

1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right on this day in history.

1631 On this day in history john Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts

1642 On this day in history montréal Canada founded

1642 The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on this day in history.

1643 Delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation on this day in history.

1652 Rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal on this day in history.

1703 On this day in history dutch & English troops occupy Cologne

1756 England declares war on France on this day in history.

1794 2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria) on this day in history.

1803 On this day in history britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy & Switzerland

1804 On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed emperor by the French Senate

1843 United Free Church of Scotland forms on this day in history.

1846 On this day in history uS troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros

1851 On this day in history amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked

1852 Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school on this day in history.

1860 On this day in history republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president

1861 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South on this day in history.

1863 On this day in history siege of Vicksburg MS

1864 On this day in history battle of Yellow Bayou LA (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks)

1866 On this day in history french Government of De Putte resigns

1885 Australians depart Suakin in the Sudan for Sydney on this day in history.

1896 On this day in history uS Supreme court affirms "separate but equal" policy (Plessy v Ferguson)

1897 Irish Music Festival first held (Dublin) on this day in history.

1899 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference on this day in history.

1900 On this day in history britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga

1904 American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco on this day in history.

1906 On this day in history the Federated Boys' Clubs, later to become the Boys' Clubs of America, are organized

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