[1]Tomorrow:
May 5
1789: Estates General, The French King convened the Estates General
(Parliament) to hear their grievances: The Third Estate, representing
the citizens of the town, formed the Constituent National Assembly.
1821: Napoleon d., Napoleon Bonaparte dies of slightly obscure causes,
commonly accepted to be arsenic poison, although some say a stomach
ulcer, [2]in exile on the island of St. Helena, a thousand miles from
Africa. His remains are transfered to Paris and entombed at Hotel des
Invalides Paris in the Eglise du Dome (Church of the Dome). One of
history's best military strategists and artillery men irritated a lot
of folks just because he wanted to rule the world.
1862: Mexicans def. Fr., Puebla, Cinco de Mayo Source: ToW
1864: Sherman marches on Atlanta, Source: ToW
2000: conjunction of 6 planets, First time in 6000 years.
Unfortunately, all the big planets are on the far side of the sun, and
the small planets (Venus and Mercury) will be invisible in front of
the sun.
References
1. http://www.quarterman.org/q/timeline.html
2. http://www.txdirect.net/users/rrichard/napoleo1.htm
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