This day in history - On this day in 1976, The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking II landed on Mars and took the first pictures of the planet's surface. In 1189, England's King Richard I was crowned in Westminster. In 1783, The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris. In 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany during World War II in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland. In 1943, Italy was invaded by the Allied forces during World War II. In 1967, Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of South Vietnam under a new constitution. In 1994, Russia and China announced that they would no longer be targeting nuclear missiles or using force against each other. In 2009, the first woman minister in thirty years was approved by the Iranian parliament. Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi was chosen by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the country’s health minister.

On this day in 1976, The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking II landed on Mars and took the first pictures of the planet's surface.

In 1189, England's King Richard I was crowned in Westminster.

In 1783, The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris.

In 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany during World War II in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland.

In 1943, Italy was invaded by the Allied forces during World War II.

In 1967, Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of South Vietnam under a new constitution.

In 1994, Russia and China announced that they would no longer be targeting nuclear missiles or using force against each other.

In 2009, the first woman minister in thirty years was approved by the Iranian parliament. Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi was chosen by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the country’s health minister.