On this day
2019
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Queen Elizabeth II that Parliament should be prorogued was unlawful.
Supreme Court of the United KingdomR (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for ScotlandBoris JohnsonElizabeth II
1993
Norodom Sihanouk (pictured) became King of Cambodia with the restoration of the monarchy after a 23-year interregnum.
1992
After his neighbor identified handwriting samples placed on local billboards by police, Oba Chandler was arrested three years after he committed a triple murder in the Tampa Bay area in Florida.
1975
Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces.
Dougal HastonDoug Scott1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expeditionMount Everest
1964
The Warren Commission released its report to the U.S. president, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Warren CommissionLee Harvey OswaldAssassination of John F. Kennedy
1950
The "Great Smoke Pall", generated by the Chinchaga fire, the largest recorded fire in North American history, was first recorded in present-day Nunavut and may eventually have circled the entire globe.
1945
Dozens of Jews were injured in the Topoľčany pogrom, one of the worst episodes of anti-Jewish violence in postwar Czechoslovakia.
1941
Operation Barbarossa: A Wehrmacht training event known as the Mogilev Conference began, marking an increase in violence against Jews and other civilians in the areas under General Max von Schenckendorff's command.
Operation BarbarossaWehrmachtMogilev ConferenceMax von Schenckendorff
1911
His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness (pictured).
1903
Alfred Deakin became the second Australian prime minister, succeeding Edmund Barton, who left office to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.
Alfred DeakinPrime Minister of AustraliaEdmund BartonList of justices of the High Court of Australia
1890
Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage.
Wilford WoodruffPresident of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints1890 ManifestoMormonism and polygamy
1877
At the Battle of Shiroyama (depicted), the final engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion, the Imperial Japanese Army defeated rebel samurai of the Satsuma Domain led by Saigō Takamori.
Battle of ShiroyamaSatsuma RebellionImperial Japanese ArmySamurai
1869
Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet.
Jay GouldJames Fisk (financier)SpeculationNew York Gold Exchange
1841
Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei, conceded land to the British adventurer James Brooke to establish the Raj of Sarawak.
Omar Ali Saifuddin IISultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)James BrookeRaj of Sarawak
1789
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was signed into law, establishing the U.S. federal judiciary and setting the number of Supreme Court justices at six.
Judiciary Act of 1789Federal judiciary of the United StatesList of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
1645
English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath.
English Civil WarCavalierCharles I of EnglandBattle of Rowton Heath
1568
At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet forced English privateers to halt their trade (battle pictured).
San Juan de UlúaVeracruzBattle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)Privateer
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