On This Day in History |
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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. |
 | Nelson’s line anchored and in action against the Danish line, which lies between him and Copenhagen |
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1801 The British Royal Navy led by Horatio Nelson destroys the Danish fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen. |
1917 US President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany. |
1930 Ras Tafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). |
1982 Several thousand Argentine troops invade and seize the Falkland Islands from the United Kingdom. |
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An excited crowd looked up in astonishment and wonder when, in 1877, the first human cannonball flew above their heads. |
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