1848 - Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany 1863 - US General Ulysses S. Grant begins siege on Vicksburg, Mississippi; after 47 days of battle siege, Confederate Lt. General John C. Pemberton’s troops surrender 1922 - Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs) 1933 - Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams 1943 - Allied bombers attack Pantelleria, an Italian island 100 km southwest of Sicily 1953 - American Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier 1955 - Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1964 - US Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1971 - US President Richard Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1991 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll More Historical Events »