TODAY IN HISTORY
On This Day in:
408 – Theodosius II succeeded to the throne of Constantinople.
1308 – King Albert was murdered by his nephew John, because he refused his share of the Habsburg lands.
1486 – Christopher Columbus convinced Queen Isabella to fund an expedition to the West Indies.
1707 – England, Wales and Scotland were united to form Great Britain.
1751 – America’s _rst cricket tournament was held in New York City.
1805 – The state of Virginia passed a law requiring all freed slaves to leave the state, or risk either imprisonment or deportation.
1863 – In Virginia, the Battle of Chancellorsville began. General Robert E. Lee’s forces began _ghting with Union troops under General Joseph Hooker. Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by his own soldiers in this battle. (May 1-4) 1867 – Reconstruction in the South began with black voter registration.
