On This Day in History April 2, 2019

Historical Events 1453  Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which falls May 29 1513  Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida 1792  The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime 1801  Napoleonic Wars: The British led by Horatio Nelson destroy the Danish fleet in the naval Battle of Copenhagen 1917  US President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany 1930  Ras Tafari Makonnen becomes Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alec Guinness (1914 - 2000) Charlemagne (742 - 814) Marvin Gaye (1939 - 1984) Rodney King (1965 - 2012) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths John Paul II (1920 - 2005) Samuel Morse (1791 - 1872) More Famous Deaths