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July 6th, 2008

Today in History

1989:
1989 - At 01:23:45 AM, the time and date by British reckoning was 01:23:45 6/7/89. This was also true 12 hours later excepting 24-hour time.

1919:
The British dirigible R-34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship.

1777:
American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Ticonderoga, bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne forces American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.

1560:
The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.

1483:
Richard III is crowned king of England.

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