1477 First English dated printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" by William Caxton
1626 St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian basilica
1916 British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded
1978 In Jonestown, Guyana, 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones
1993 Black and white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution
| 
No comments:
Post a Comment