CoM Moderators Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1509 - Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus (US Civil War) 1875 - The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the world's 1st such agency is incorporated 1905 - World Exposition opens in Liège 1945 - 2nd Republic of Austria forms 1953 - 1st general elections in British Guiana, won by the People's Progressive Party with Cheddi Jagan first person of Indian descent to be elected head of government outside South Asia 1956 - Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election 1999 - Nevada State Museum discovers the oldest mummy in North America - on the shelves of their own museum, after the Spirit Cave Mummy radiocarbon dates to over 9,400 years old 2005 - The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France 2018 - Mass protests across Spain after 5 men convicted of sexual abuse but not rape of teenage girl during Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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