History Lord

Today in History June 7

1498		Christopher Columbus leaves on his third voyage of exploration.
1546		The Peace of Ardes ends the war between France and England.
1654		Louis XIV is crowned king of France.
1712		The Pennsylvania Assembly bans the importation of slaves.
1767		Daniel Boone sights present-day Kentucky.
1775		The United Colonies change their name to the United States.
1863		Mexico City is captured by French troops.
1900		The Boxer rebels cut the rail links between Peking and Tientsin in China.
1903		Professor Pierre Curie reveals the discovery of Polonium.
1914		The first vessel passes through the Panama Canal.
1932		Over 7,000 war veterans march on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonus pay for service in World War I.
1942		The Japanese invade Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands.
1968		In Operation Swift Saber, U.S. Marines sweep an area 10 miles northwest of Da Nang in South Vietnam.
1981		Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroy Iraq's only nuclear reactor.
1994		The Organization of African Unity formally admits South Africa as its fifty-third member.
Born on June 7
1502		Gregory XIII, Roman Catholic pope.
1778		George Bryan "Beau" Brummell, English wit.
1848		Paul Gaugin, French post-impressionist painter.
1899		Elizabeth Bowen, British novelist and short story writer (The Death of the Heart).
1909		Virginia Apgar, American physician and medical researcher.
1909		Peter Rodino, U.S. congressman, chairman of the Watergate hearings.
1917		Gwendolyn Brooks, African-American poet.
1954		Louise Erdrich, American author.