December 1st, 2008

Today in History

1640:
Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king.

1135:
Henry I of England dies of food poisoning from a surfeit of lampreys at St. Denis le Fermont in Normandy

1991:
Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.

1824:
U.S. presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task to decide the winner (as stipulated by the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution).

1925:
The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establshing post-war territorial settlements.