On This Day in History |
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 | English kingmaker Duke of Lancaster, John of Gaunt dining with the King of Portugal, John I (center) in 1386 |
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1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England is ratified at Windsor cementing and strengthening ties between the two kingdoms. The treaty guarantees the mutual security of both nations and strengthens commercial ties. It is the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force. |
1865 President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War. |
1901 The First Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May. |
1941 British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen. |
1960 The United States becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill. |
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Also Howard Carter and Steve Yzerman (59). |
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Starting a new job at 4.30am, organizing the workforce at 6am and meeting his future wife over breakfast: all in a day's work for Joseph Paxton. |
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