1556: Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain.
1738: English parliament declares war on Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear).
1774: Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts.
1797: Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine.
1799: New York State abolished slavery.
1834: Senate censure President Jackson for taking federal deposits from Bank of U.S.
1854: During the Crimean War, Britain and France declare war on Russia.
1859: First performance of John Brahms' 1st Serenade for orchestra.
1922: First microfilm device introduced.
1927: Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St. New York City.
1933: German Reichstag confers dictatorial powers on Hitler.
1941: Sea battle at Cape Matapan: British fleet (under Cunningham) defeats Italy.
1942: British naval forces raid Nazi occupied French port of St. Nazaire.
1945:Final German V-2 attack on London.
1972: U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1979: British government of Callaghan falls.
1981: France performs nuclear test. *refrains from making a comment here*
1986: John N. McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA.
1994: Armed Zulus demonstrate in Johannesburg, over fifty-three killed.
1995: World's largest bank: Japan's Mitsubishi Bank and Bank of Tokyo merge.
