Today:
1. 1381 – During the Peasants’ Revolt in England, rebels advance on London.
2. 1525 – Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, a former nun, defying the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church.
3. 1774 – Rhode Island becomes the first colony to ban the importation of slaves.
4. 1886 – A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
5. 1898 – The Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
6. 1927 – Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
7. 1944 – Germany launches a V1 flying bomb attack on England.
8. 1966 – The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
9. 1971 – The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers.
10. 1983 – Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System.