In the eighteenth century, it was common for people to own slaves. On March 25, 1807, Britain formally abolished the slave trade. This occurred about one month after the United States Congress banned the importation of slaves from Africa into the United States. Twenty-six years later, Parliament abolished slavery in Great Britain and all British territories.
On April 1, 1945 the Battle of Okinawa began. During World War II, the U.S. Tenth Army under Lieutenant General Simon
Bolivar Buckner began the invasion of Okinawa, a Pacific island. Located between Japan and Formosa, Okinawa was large enough to provide a base for an invasion of Japan itself. Over the next month, the U.S. and Japan were at war.
On April 2, 1513, Ponce de Leon discovered Florida. Near present-day St. Augustine, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon came ashore on the Florida coast, and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown. Although other European navigators may have sighted the Florida peninsula before, Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and the first detailed exploration of the Florida coast.
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
On April 1, 1945 the Battle of Okinawa began. During World War II, the U.S. Tenth Army under Lieutenant General Simon
Bolivar Buckner began the invasion of Okinawa, a Pacific island. Located between Japan and Formosa, Okinawa was large enough to provide a base for an invasion of Japan itself. Over the next month, the U.S. and Japan were at war.
On April 2, 1513, Ponce de Leon discovered Florida. Near present-day St. Augustine, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon came ashore on the Florida coast, and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown. Although other European navigators may have sighted the Florida peninsula before, Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and the first detailed exploration of the Florida coast.