On This Day
5th May
1215 – Rebel barons in England renounced their allegiance to King John — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
1494 – Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Jamaica and claimed it for Spain. I think I'll try that next time I'm in Spain.
1821 – Emperor Napoleon I died in exile on the island of Saint Helena.
1921 - Coco Chanel introduced their famous perfume Chanel No. 5.
1925 – John T. Scopes was served with an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
1949 – The Treaty of London established the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
1955 – West Germany regained full sovereignty.
1964 – The Council of Europe declared May 5 as Europe Day.
1980 - The siege of the Iranian embassy in London came to an end after a raid by SAS commandos.
1981 - Bobby Sands died in the Maze prison 66 days after first refusing to eat.
2005 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was elected to a third term.
1215 – Rebel barons in England renounced their allegiance to King John — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
1494 – Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Jamaica and claimed it for Spain. I think I'll try that next time I'm in Spain.
1821 – Emperor Napoleon I died in exile on the island of Saint Helena.
1921 - Coco Chanel introduced their famous perfume Chanel No. 5.
1925 – John T. Scopes was served with an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
1949 – The Treaty of London established the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
1955 – West Germany regained full sovereignty.
1964 – The Council of Europe declared May 5 as Europe Day.
1980 - The siege of the Iranian embassy in London came to an end after a raid by SAS commandos.
1981 - Bobby Sands died in the Maze prison 66 days after first refusing to eat.
2005 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was elected to a third term.
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