1431 Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution 1588 Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England 1830 US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the Army to force Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears 1936 Alan Turing submits "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he set out the theoretical basis for modern computers. 1972 White House "plumbers" first break in at the Democratic National Headquarters at Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. |
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