On this day in history
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Source: HistoryNet.com
1236: Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon take Cordoba in Spain.
1880: France annexes Tahiti.
1888: Professor Frederick Treves performs the first appendectomy in England.
1903: The British government officially protests Belgian atrocities in the Congo.
1905: Russian troops intervene as riots erupt in ports all over the country, leaving many ships looted.
1917: Ukraine proclaims independence from Russia.
1925: An earthquake ravages Santa Barbara, California.
1926: Fascists in Rome add an hour to the work day in an economic efficiency measure.
1932: Siam's army seizes Bangkok and announces an end to the absolute monarchy.
1951: The United States invites the Soviet Union to the Korean peace talks on a ship in Wonsan Harbor.
1955: The Soviet Union sends tanks to Poznan, Poland, to put down anti-Communist demonstrations.
1967: Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem.
1970: U.S. troops pull out of Cambodia.
1982: Israel invades Lebanon.
1989: The new Canadian Museum of Civilization opens in Hull, Quebec. The two main buildings were designed by Métis architect Douglas Cardinal.
