Today In History

Fri., May 26, 2000

In 1521: Martin Luther was banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs and writings.

In 1805: Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Italy.

In 1865: Arrangements were made in New Orleans for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi.

In 1868: The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal on all remaining charges.

In 1940: The Allies began their troop evacuation from Dunkirk, France.

In 1960: U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accused the Soviets of hiding a microphone inside a wood carving of the Great Seal of the United States that had been presented to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

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