Today In History

In 1485: England’s King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses.

In 1775: England’s King George III proclaimed the American colonies in a state of open rebellion.

In 1846: The United States annexed New Mexico.

In 1851: The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America’s Cup.

In 1911: It was announced in Paris that Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” had been stolen from the Louvre Museum the night before. The painting turned up two years later, in Italy.

In 1968: Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to Latin America.