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1588: In the Battle of Gravelines, an English fleet led by Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake destroys the Spanish Armada, a fleet of ships sent by Spain to invade England.
1786: In an early milestone in mountain climbing, Michel Piccard and Jacques Balmat make the first ascent of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps.
1815: After his final defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon leaves for his forced exile on the remote south Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he dies six years later.
1846: The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Wilmot Proviso, a controversial measure that bans slavery from territory acquired in the Mexican War. The proviso fails to pass the Senate.
1894: The U.S. administration of President Grover Cleveland recognizes the Republic of Hawaii.
1992: The United States men's Olympic basketball team, made up of professional stars for the first time, defeats Croatia to win the gold medal after dominating the Olympic tournament.
Born on This Day
Matthew Henson, explorer (1866)
Dustin Hoffman, actor (1937)
Charles Bulfinch, architect (1763)
Paul Dirac, theoretical physicist (1902)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, novelist (1896)
Peter Weir, film director (1944)
1786: In an early milestone in mountain climbing, Michel Piccard and Jacques Balmat make the first ascent of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps.
1815: After his final defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon leaves for his forced exile on the remote south Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he dies six years later.
1846: The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Wilmot Proviso, a controversial measure that bans slavery from territory acquired in the Mexican War. The proviso fails to pass the Senate.
1894: The U.S. administration of President Grover Cleveland recognizes the Republic of Hawaii.
1992: The United States men's Olympic basketball team, made up of professional stars for the first time, defeats Croatia to win the gold medal after dominating the Olympic tournament.
Born on This Day
Matthew Henson, explorer (1866)
Dustin Hoffman, actor (1937)
Charles Bulfinch, architect (1763)
Paul Dirac, theoretical physicist (1902)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, novelist (1896)
Peter Weir, film director (1944)