0648 -BC- Earliest total solar eclipse; chronicled by Greeks

1199 Richard I the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41

1327 Italian poet Petrarch first sets eyes on his beloved Laura

1348 Italian poet Petrarch's beloved Laura dies of plague

1520 Raphael artist dies on his 37th birthday

1609 Henry Hudson sails 'Half Moon' up Hudson River to site of Albany; searching for North West Passage for Dutch East India Company.

1663 King Charles II signs Carolina Charter

1712 Slave revolt in New York

1776 Sloop-of-war Ranger, frigate Queen of France and frigate Warren capture British Hibernia and 7 other vessels

1789 First US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC

1841 Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Missouri

1848 Jews of Prussia granted equality

1851 Canadian postal service transferred from British control; sets uniform postal rate of 3 pence a letter.

1853 Asteroid 25, Phocaea discovered

1853 J Chacornac discovers asteroid #25 Phocaea

1854 William Strickland US architect, dies

1855 J Chacornac discovers asteroid #34 Circe

1859 US recognizes Liberal government in M‚xico's War of the Reform

1862 Battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee

1862 Naval Gunfire from Tyler and Lexington help save Union Troops at Battle of Shiloh

1865 Battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off

1868 Brigham Young marries his 27th &final wife

1878 Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta

1886 City of Vancouver, BC incorporated

1886 Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga

1891 J Palisa discovers asteroid #309 Fraternitas

1893 Andy Bowen &Jack Burke box 7 hrs 19 mins to no decision (111 rounds)

1893 Mormon temple in Salt Lake City dedicated

1896 The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS)

1900 Jim Jeffries KO's Jack Finnegan in 55 seconds

1905 P Gotz discovers asteroid #563 Suleika

1906 The first animated cartoon copyrighted

1908 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #755 Quintilla

1909 Commander Robert E. Peary &Matthew Henson reports reaching the North Pole

1909 The first credit union established in US

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