1456CE
Politics
Joan of Arc Acquitted
A retrial ordered by Pope Callixtus III officially acquits Joan of Arc of heresy. The posthumous ruling cleared her name 25 years after she was burned at the stake by an English-backed church court.
A retrial ordered by Pope Callixtus III officially acquits Joan of Arc of heresy. The posthumous ruling cleared her name 25 years after she was burned at the stake by an English-backed church court.
Construction of the Hoover Dam officially begins on the Arizona-Nevada border. The massive engineering project was built during the Great Depression to provide flood control and hydroelectric power.
English musician, singer, and actor best known as the drummer for the Beatles, one of the most influential bands in music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 2015.