A Day in History

1457 B.C.-Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.

1386-Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force)

1502-Columbus left Spain on his 4th & final trip to New World



1671-Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels

1689-English King William III declares war on France

1753-King Louis XV disbands French parliament

1785-British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle

1788- British parliament accepts abolition of slave trade

1896-1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models)

1914-US President Wilson proclaims Mother's Day