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Over 40 microphones were found in the US embassy in Moscow, causing tension with the Soviet Union. Other events include the Dark Day in New England, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Marilyn Monroe’s birthday performance for JFK, and Anne Boleyn’s execution.
More than 40 microphones were found in the US embassy in Moscow, the State Department said. (1964) Embassy workers thought the embassy had been wiretapped several years earlier when Stalin told the embassy they had to leave, only to tell them to turn back a few weeks later. The discovery did not help US-Soviet relations.
Dark Day occurred in New England. (1780) Heavy cloud settled over much of New England this day, causing darkness at 10:30. The cloud is thought to be a combination of forest fire smoke, heavy fog, and natural cloud cover.
Mexico has ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. (1848) Treaty ended the Mexican-US War and Mexico ceded California, Nevada, parts of New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Colorado to the United States for US$15 million (USD). The treaty also required Mexico to give up all of its claims to Texas, which had been a cause of the war.
Marilyn Monroe wished President John F. Kennedy a happy birthday. (1962) Monroe’s now famous sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” was part of a larger presidential birthday party that was taking place at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
The date for the invasion of Normandy has been set. (1943) British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin Roosevelt decided that the now famous invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day, would take place on May 1 of the following year. The invasion was actually delayed by about a month due to bad weather.
Oscar Wilde has been released from prison. (1897) Wilde had been incarcerated for homosexuality and had become so weak from starvation while he was in prison that he fell and ruptured his eardrum, which contributed to his death. When he was released, he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Jail, and died three years later of meningitis.
The USSR has ratified a treaty banning nuclear weapons in space. (1967) The treaty was one of the first to try to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, and was considered a huge success when the USSR, America’s rival in the nuclear arms race, ratified it along with several other European countries and the United States.
The Spanish Armada left for Great Britain. (1588) The fleet was considered invincible and was sailing to try and secure the Channel to support a Spanish invasion of Britain. The world was shocked several months later when the ‘invincible’ armada was defeated by the British forces so badly that most of the ships limped home.
One of the first species protection measures became law. (1715) New York made it illegal to “pick, rake, harvest or bring to market” oysters during certain months of the year to help conserve the species. Several similar laws followed in other colonies, including a deer hunting season in Virginia and a law protecting raccoons in Massachusetts.
Anne Boleyn was beheaded. (1536) Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of her future Queen Elizabeth I. When she failed to produce a child, Henry had her beheaded on charges of adultery, incest and treason.
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