878 A.D.--Syracuse, Italy is capture by the Muslim Sultan of Sicily
996--16 year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1856--Lawrence, Kansas is burned by pro-slavery guerillas.
1863--Union forces lay siege to Port Hudson, Louisiana.
1881--The American Red Cross is founded by Clara Barton.
1927--Charles Lindburgh, in the Spirit of St. Louis, touches down on LeBourget Field, Paris, completing the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight.
1932--Amelia Earhart touches down in Derry, Northern Ireland in the first Trans-Atlantic crossing by a female pilot.
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