1600 First date in James Clavell's novel Shogun (OS)
1649 Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship
1729 Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst born. She later ruled Russia under the name Catherine II.
1789 John Adams sworn in as first US VP (9 days before Washington)
1828 Noah Webster publishes first American dictionary
1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from M‚xico
1855 First train crosses Miss River's first bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia
1856 The first rail train to pass over the mighty Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, IL made its journey across a newly completed bridge between the two rail centers.
1856 The first railroad bridge across Mississippi completed
1857 A Douglas patents the bustle
1861 USS Saratoga captures slaver, Nightingale.
1862 Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co
1863 Declaration of Bah 'u'll h; Bah '¡ Feast of Ridv n (Jalƒl 13, 20)
1865 Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Washington
1874 J Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea
1876 Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #162 Laurentia
1878 The ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia
1892 Black Longshoremen strike for higher wages in St Louis Mo
1892 The first buffalo born in Golden Gate Park
1898 Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on first at bat
1898 Spanish-American War begins
1898 U.S. at war against Spain.
1901 L Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia
1906 Commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist.
1908 Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT)
