Volume 12 , Issue 30

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots, is imprisoned and forced to abdicate her throne to her 1-year-old son James VI.

1701 - Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac establishes Fort Ponchartrain for France at present-day Detroit, Michigan.

1897 - African-American soldiers of the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps arrive in St. Louis, Missouri., after completing a 40-day bike ride from Missoula, Montana.

1974 - The Supreme Court rules that President Richard Nixon must surrender the Watergate tapes.   |  View or Add Comments (1 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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