In 1868 Emperor Mutsuhito of this country adopted the reign name Meiji, meaning "enlightened rule"
In 1919 this country's new constitution established the Reichstag & the Reichsrat
Barons & churchmen drew up this 1215 document to reduce the power of England's King John
In 1519 he & his men landed at Tabasco & began the Spanish conquest of Mexico
In 1785 this future French emperor graduated from military school in Paris, 42nd in his class of 58
In 1936 Italy conquered this Ethiopian capital & Haile Selassie fled to Great Britain
During his first term as president, the Bill of Rights became law
In 405 B.C. Spartan commander Lysander won the final victory over the Athenians in this war
When Abel Tasman discovered this island in 1642, he called it Van Diemen's Land
The Chinese plan called the Great Leap Forward was initiated by this leader in 1958