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Today’s Featured Event

330- Having reunited the Roman Empire and built his new city Constantinople, Emperor Constantine declares Constantinople to be the new capital of the Roman Empire. For other significant historical events from this date, please click on "Today in History."

Today’s Featured Birth

1891- US politician Henry Morgenthau who served as Secretary of the Treasury for President Franklin Roosevelt. Morgenthau was a principle architect of the New Deal and the US Lend-Lease Program. He also set up the structure to finance the war effort in World War II, offering support to Nationalist China and assisting Jewish refugees. Morgenthau designed the plan (Morgenthau Plan) to convert post-war Germany into an agrarian state, stripping it of all arms industry. The US scrapped the Morgenthau Plan when it became apparent NATO would need a vibrant Germany to resist Soviet expansionism in Europe. For other significant births, please click on "Famous Births and Deaths" link in the menu above.

Today’s Featured Death

1778- English Prime Minister William Pitt, the Elder who led Britain to victory in the Seven Years War and supported Robert Clive’s conquest of India (“the crown jewel of the British Empire”) establishing Britain as a major world power. Pitt also argued in Parliament for greater independence for colonists in America and attempted to prevent the passage of the Intolerable Acts. When the French Fort Duquesne in western Pennsylvania was captured in 1758, it was re-named Fort Pitt and the city that grew up on the spot was named Pittsburgh. For other significant deaths, please click on the "Famous Births and Deaths" link in the menu above.

Featured Art of the day: Born this week in 1746- Influential Spanish artist Francisco Jose de Goya: 3rd of May 1808

Featured Video of the Day: Born this week in 1945- Legendary US musician Lowell George, a founding member, vocalist, composer and lyricist of the rock band Little Feat and an influential and talented slide guitarist: Dixie Chicken

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