CoM Moderators Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1712 - Slave revolt in New York kills 6 white men, 21 African Americans executed 1818 - General Andrew Jackson conquers Spanish Fort San Marcos (St Marks), in Spanish Florida during his pursuit of the Native American Seminole Tribe, in what would become known as the First Seminole War 1831 - Dom Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, passes the throne to his six year old son Dom Pedro II so that he can return to Portugal to support his daughter, Maria II, against the usurper Miguel I 1868 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and only federal politician 1901 - SDAP demands general voting right, abolishing First Chamber 1951 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak 1956 - France officially relinquished its protectorate in Morocco., Spain follows suit for regions of her protectorate in northern Morocco 1959 - Radar 1st bounced off Sun, Stanford Calif 1976 - Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping 1983 - Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years, discovered in Egypt More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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