Today in history

1431 Hundred Years’ War: 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an Englishdominated tribunal in Rouen, France

1539 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto’s expedition of 10 ships and 700 men lands in Florida

1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between U.S. and Mexico comes into force, giving New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado to the U.S. in return for $15 million

1868 “Decoration Day”, later called Memorial Day is first observed in Northern U.S. states