CoM Moderators Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago 1535 - Thomas More goes on trial in England on charges of treason for refusing to accept Henry VIII's supremacy over the Pope 1858 - First Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent) at the Royal Mint in London, England 1861 - US War Department decrees that Kansas and Tennessee are to be canvassed for volunteers 1889 - US mint at Carson City, Nevada, officially reopens after a four-year hiatus 1916 - Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner, at 42 and 4 months, connects at Cincinnati to become the oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR; Pirates beat Reds, 2-1 1925 - Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs is created in UK 1932 - NY Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois 1981 - Prince Willem-Alexander opens the C. Veerling designed 318-meter cable-stayed Willemsbrug Bridge in Rotterdam More Historical Events »
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