On this day in history.

[Andy_Ross]

1701

English pirate Captain Kidd went on trial at the Old Bailey in London. After being found guilty of piracy he was hanged.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1660

Charles II was proclaimed King of England after the death of Oliver Cromwell.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1902 Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 people and leaving only two survivors

 

[Andy_Ross]

1945 V-E Day: World War II ends in Europe after Germany signs an unconditional surrender

 

[Andy_Ross]

1980 World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated

 

[The Great Zaganza]

2025 Pope Leo XIV elected.

 

[PitPat]

The first American pope elected. Begins spiritual tariff negotiations.

 

[Carlotta]

1896

The highest county cricket championship innings score, 887, was achieved by Yorkshire against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

Not knowing much about cricket, I wonder how long did it take?

 

[PitPat]

Not knowing much about cricket, I wonder how long did it take?

This would be a good trivia thread question. My guess is about two months.

I also don't know anything about cricket except for a UK game I went to in my 20s and sat in the grass backfield drinking beers on a picnic blanket. Still not sure how it works.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Not knowing much about cricket, I wonder how long did it take?

Back in those days a match lasted until it finished. There wasn't a time limit.

 

[Thermal]

◊◊◊◊. Did I do my taxes?

 

[Andy_Ross]

1974 The U.S. House Judiciary Committee began formal hearings in the impeachment investigation of President Richard M. Nixon.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England is ratified at Windsor. The treaty guarantees the mutual security of both nations and strengthens commercial ties. It is the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1865 President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring that armed resistance in the South is at an end, the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1901 First Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne

 

[Andy_Ross]

1941 British intelligence at Bletchley Park first breaks the Enigma cypher.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1671 Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Despite being caught red-handed, he was pardoned by King Charles II.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1904 Great Western Railway locomotive City of Truro became the first steam engine to exceed 100 mph.

 

[Andy_Ross]

1962 Paul David Heaton was born in Bromborough.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England is ratified at Windsor. The treaty guarantees the mutual security of both nations and strengthens commercial ties. It is the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force.

Thanks. I've several times heard about that's being the oldest alliance but had never known when it began.