17-05-2012, 13:47
1590 - Anne of Denmark was crowned Queen Consort of Scotland at Holyroad Palace.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort
1814 - Constitution Day in Norway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Constitution_Day
1863 - Rosalia de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos. It is a collection of poetry that becomes the first book published in the Galician language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosal%C3%ADa_de_Castro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galician_language
1995 - Jacques Chirac is inaugrated as president of France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Chirac
2000 - Two Royal Marine Commandoes, Alan Chambers and Charlie Paton, become the first Britons to reach the North Pole without outside support.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...512253.stm
2004 - Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort
1814 - Constitution Day in Norway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Constitution_Day
1863 - Rosalia de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos. It is a collection of poetry that becomes the first book published in the Galician language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosal%C3%ADa_de_Castro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galician_language
1995 - Jacques Chirac is inaugrated as president of France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Chirac
2000 - Two Royal Marine Commandoes, Alan Chambers and Charlie Paton, become the first Britons to reach the North Pole without outside support.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...512253.stm
2004 - Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriages.