1679: Britain’s King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined by a court
1690: Battle of Boyne: in Ireland, Protestant King William III defeats English Catholic King James II
1790: French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state
1804: Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr
1863: In New Zealand, British forces invade Waikato, home of the Maori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the wars between Maori and Colonial British
1913: 150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent
1943: World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka – Russians defeat German forces in one of the largest ever tank battles
1957: US Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer
Source: Onthisday.com
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