Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.
Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.
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1947
The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
1940
The Tartu Art Museum is established in Tartu, Estonia.
The Tartu Art Museum is established in Tartu, Estonia.
1905
Birth of Astrid of Sweden
Born: Astrid of Sweden (died 1935).
1869
In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
1820
Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later…
Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.)
887
Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his…
Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November.
885
Death of Liutgard of Saxony
Died: Liutgard of Saxony (born 845).
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