On this day in history
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Source: HistoryNet.com
1265: King Henry III puts down a revolt of English barons lead by Simon de Montfort.
1717: A friendship treaty is signed between France and Russia.
1789: The Constituent Assembly in France abolishes the privileges of nobility.
1875: The first Convention of Colored Newspapermen is held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1914: Germany invades Belgium causing Great Britain to declare war on Germany. Canada is embroiled in the conflict as soon as the United Kingdom declares war.
1942: The British government charges that Mohandas Gandhi and his All-Indian Congress Party favor "appeasement" with Japan.
1952: Helicopters from the U.S. Air Force Air Rescue Service land in Germany, completing the first transatlantic flight by helicopter in 51 hours and 55 minutes of flight time.
1971: The U.S. launches the first satellite into lunar orbit from a manned spacecraft (Apollo 15).
1988: The US Senate votes to give each Japanese-American who was interned during WWII $20,000 compensation and an apology.
2007: NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a mission to Mars.
