Fw: On This Day in History (April 2): Battle of Copenhagen, The Coinage Act and the 1st Human Cannonball
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On This Day in History
April 02
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? Explorer claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach it
? The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, and the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime
| Nelson’s line anchored and in action against the Danish line, which lies between him and Copenhagen |
? : British naval forces led by destroy the Danish fleet during the ?
? US President asks Congress to declare war against Germany
? Ras Tafari Makonnen is proclaimed of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
? Several thousand Argentine troops invade and seize the Falkland Islands from the United Kingdom
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An excited crowd looked up in astonishment and wonder when, in 1877, the first human cannonball flew above their heads.
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