1431: Hundred Years’ War: 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France

1539: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto’s expedition of 10 ships and 700 men lands in Florida

1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between the United States and Mexico comes into force, giving California, Nevada, Utah, and most of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona to the US in return for $15 million

1868: “Decoration Day,” later called Memorial Day, is first observed in Northern US states

1913: Treaty of London is signed by the Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire, and the victorious Balkan League (Serbia, Greece, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and Montenegro), bringing an end to the First Balkan War

2016: Former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré is convicted of crimes against humanity by the Extraordinary African Chambers, the first ex-head of state convicted of the charge

2024: Jury in New York City finds former US President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to hide payments made to prevent damaging personal information from being released prior to the 2016 election

Shource: Onthisday.com