This Day in History

936
Louis IV [Louis of Overseas], crowned King
of France
1269
King Louis IX of France decrees all Jews must wear a yellow badge in public or be fined 10 livres
of silver
1464
French King Louis XI forms postal service

1862
Slavery is outlawed in US territories
1921
Turks and Christians of Palestine sign a friendship treaty against Jews
1944
US naval forces defeat the Japanese fleet in World War II
1965
Algerian military overthrew Ahmed Ben Bella, the country’s first President
1968
Start of the Agartala Conspiracy Trial