Fw: On This Day in History (April 16): First Battle Recorded in History, European Cooperation and Madame Tussaud's Bloody Background
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On This Day in History
April 16
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| Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III battle a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states |
? : Egyptian forces of Thutmose III defeat a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. First battle recorded with a reliable account.
? of England knights scientist at Trinity College, Cambridge
? Battle of Culloden: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army of in the final battle of the Jacobite Rising on British soil
? US Post Office issues its first stamp booklets containing 12, 24, or 48 two-cent stamps
? Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) forms in Paris
? Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens, admitting 10 new member states to the European Union
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Madame Tussaud, famous for her waxworks, perfected her art in the grimmest of 'schools' ¨C the French Revolution - where she made models of guillotined heads.
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