Today in History

    What happened on the 19th of May in history?

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    • 1536
      Anne Boleyn Executed
    • 1749
      George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley
    • 1780
      About midday - near-total darkness descends on much of New England
    • 1856
      Sen Charles Sumner - Mass - spoke out against proslavery people
    • 1862
      Homestead Act becomes law
    • 1898
      Simplon Tunnel opens from Brig - Switzerland to Iselle - Italy
    • 1971
      USSR Mars 2 launched 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars