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May 18, 1643, Queen Anne, the widow of Louis XIII, was granted sole and absolute power as regent by the Paris parliament, overriding the late king's will
 

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May 19, 1568, After being defeated by the Protestants, Mary Queen of Scots fled to England where she was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth.
 

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May 20, 1775, North Carolina became the first colony to declare its independence.
 

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May 21, 1881, The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton.
 

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May 22, 1761, In Philadelphia, the first life insurance policy was issued in the U.S.
 

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May 23, 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundians, who sold her to the English.
 

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May 25, 1787, The Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia with George Washington presiding.
 

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexHdr><TD></TD><TD align=right>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexContent><TD vAlign=top><SCRIPT>addMexJSContent('writeTodayHistory()','','','','0');</SCRIPT><SCRIPT>writeTodayHistory()</SCRIPT>May 26, 1835, A resolution was passed in the U.S. Congress stating that Congress has no authority over state slavery laws.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 

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May 28, 1830, The U.S. Congress authorized Indian removal from all states to western prairies.
 

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Jun 01, 1861, The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House in Virginia.
 

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Jun 03, 1621, The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands (now known as New York).
 

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Jun 05, 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning is a form of electricity.
 

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Jun 06, 1813, The U.S. invasion of Canada was halted at Stony Creek, Ontario.
 

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Jun 07, 1498, Christopher Columbus left on his third voyage of exploration.
 

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexContent><TD vAlign=top><SCRIPT>addMexJSContent('writeTodayHistory()','','','','0');</SCRIPT><SCRIPT>writeTodayHistory()</SCRIPT>Jun 10, 1776, The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 

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Jun 13, 1789, Ice cream was served to General George Washington by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton.
 

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Jun 18, 1621, The first duel in America took place in the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
 

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