On this date in:
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| 1509 |
Henry VIII became king of England following the death of his father, Henry VII.
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| 1864 |
Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.
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| 1898 |
The first shot of the Spanish-American War rang out as the USS Nashville captured a Spanish merchant ship off Key West, Fla.
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| 1930 |
The United States, Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty, which regulated submarine warfare and limited shipbuilding.
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| 1944 |
During World War II, U.S. forces invaded Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings near Hollandia.
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| 1952 |
An atomic test conducted in Nevada became the first nuclear explosion shown on live network television.
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| 1954 |
The televised Senate Army-McCarthy hearings began.
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| 1964 |
President Johnson opened the New York World's Fair.
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| 1970 |
Millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first
"Earth Day."
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| 1993 |
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
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| 1994 |
Richard M. Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, died at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, four days after suffering a stroke. He was 81.
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| 1996 |
Humorist Erma Bombeck died in San Francisco at age 69.
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| 1997 |
In Lima, Peru, government commandos stormed the Japanese ambassador's residence, ending a 126-day hostage crisis. All 14 Tupac Amaru rebels were killed, and 71 hostages were rescued.
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