Thank you to everyone who retweeted yesterday, we found Brittany safe last night at around 9 pm. I have no more info right now, thank you to everyone who shared and everyone who helped us find her.
Today in #History - 1692
Five women are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts after being convicted of the crime of witchcraft. Fourteen more people are executed that year and 150 others are imprisoned.
Today in #History - 1833
The first steam ship to cross the Atlantic entirely on its own power, the Canadian ship Royal William, begins her journey from Nova Scotia to The Isle of Wight.
Today in #History - 2001
Astronomers announce the first solar system discovered outside our own; two planets had been found orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
Today in #History - 1986
Ignoring objections from President Ronald Reagan's Administration, US Senate approves economic sanctions against South Africa to protest that country's apartheid policies.
(I couldn't find a good picture for this one)
Today in #History -1969
British troops arrived Northern Ireland in response to sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
(battle of the bogside pictured below)
Today in #History - 1457
The first book ever printed is published by a German astrologer named Faust. He is thrown in jail while trying to sell books in Paris. Authorities concluded that all the identical books meant Faust had dealt with the devil.
Today in #History - 1989
The wreckage of a plane that carried U.S. congressman Mickey Leland and others on a humanitarian mission is found on a mountain side in Ethiopia; there are no survivors.
Today in #History - 30BCE
Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, commits suicide.
Known for her love affairs with Julius Ceaser and Mark Anthony, these romances were but a short part of her extraordinary life.
Causing a huge stir in the known world she has left a big impact on history.