1581 Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard Golden Hind at Deptford 1655 Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English […]

1645 English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, significant step toward New Model Army 1922 Joseph Stalin

1453 Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul), which falls May 29 1792 The Coinage Act is passed establishing