What Happened On This Day In History?

1521

Martin Luther was declared an outlaw and his writings were banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs.

1805

Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Italy.

1865

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

1868

The Senate impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal as the Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction.

1913

The Actors' Equity Association was organized.

1940

The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.

1978

The first legal casino in the eastern United States opened in Atlantic City, N.J.

1981

A Marine jet crashed onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off Florida, killing 14 people.

1991

A Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashed in Thailand, killing all 223 people aboard.

1994

President Clinton renewed trade privileges for China, and announced his administration would no longer link China's trade status with its human rights record.

1994

Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in the Dominican Republic. (The couple divcorced in 1996.)

1998

The Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island - historic gateway for millions of immigrants - is mainly in New Jersey, not New York.