This Day in Commonwealth History: 29 July 1565: Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh 1567: James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling 1588: The English navy under Sir Francis Drake and Lord Charles Howard defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of England in the Battle of Gravelines 1793: John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, decides to build a settlement and fort at York, modern-day Toronto 1907: Sir Robert Baden-Powell founds the Boy Scouts 1938: The "Territory for the Seat of Government" becomes the Australian Capital Territory 1942: During the Second World War, Japanese forces attack Kokoda on the island of New Guinea, forcing Australian troops to retreat 1981: Prince Charles and Diana Spencer marry at Westminster Abbey; they would divorce in 1996 1983: Canadian actor Raymond Massey (b. 1896) and English actor Raymond Massy (b. 1910) die 1987: Margaret Thatcher and French president Mitterand sign an agreement to build the Channel Tunnel
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:38:54 +0000
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