This Day in History: King Henry VIII stirs up a controversy in the Church as he dissolves his marriage, 1533; Captain Kidd is led to an undesirable place- the "Executioner's Dock" in London- and hanged for his roles in piracy and murder, 1701; Sergeant William Harvey Carney, one of the black soldiers who fought bravely with the 54th Massachusetts regiment during the Civil War and who waged a courageous attack on Confederate Fort Wagner (depicted so well in the movie "Glory") is belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor- the nation's highest military decoration- for his efforts, 1900; one of the world's greatest places to relax with a good book is opened as the New York Public Library is dedicated, 1911; two wild and murdering outlaws are brought down as Bonnie and Clyde are shot with 160 bullets by police in Louisiana, 1934
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