This week in History
Monday: on April 29, 1864
The British were defeated at the Battle of Gate Pā. BItH Unit 23, Peoples XXIII: Māori
Tuesday: on April 30, 1803
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed. BItH Unit 27, Peoples XXVII: Americans
Wednesday: on May 1, 1807
The British Slave Trade Act of 1807 went into affect. BItH Unit 25, Section 75: Abolition of Slavery
Thursday: on May 2, 2011
Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed. BItH Unit 30, Section 90: Religious Terrorism
Friday: on May 3, 1469
Italian Renaissance author Niccolò Machiavelli was born. BItH Unit 16, Peoples XVI: Italians
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