1860 Pony Express rider arrives in SF from St Joseph, Mo

1865 John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln

1865 Mobile, Alabama is captured

1865 Pres Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth

1868 South Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228

1872 Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act

1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG)

1890 Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC)

1894 Firt public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)

1898 Commissioning of first Post Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace

1900 Veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley established

1910 President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day

1912 The Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll)

1923 Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters

1926 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa

1928 Maddus AL starts first regular passenger flights between SF & LA

1928 NY Rangers beat Montreal Maroons 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup

1931 Mont Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup

1931 Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII

1933 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2856

1942 L Oterma discovers asteroid #2501 Lohja

1944 Freighter "Fort Stikene" explodes in Bombay India, killing 900

1945 The German "Ruhr"garrison surrenders to General Bradley. 320,000 German soldiers are captured.

1945 Tokyo incendiary raids, using B-29's, damage Imperial Palace

1948 A flash of light is observed in the crater Plato on the Moon

1948 Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup

1953 Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup

1955 Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup

1956 Ampex Corp demonstrates first commercial videotape recorder

1959 (Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Wash DC

1960 Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs for the Stanley Cup

1961 First live television broadcast from the Soviet Union

1963 George Harrison is impressed by the unsigned group "Rolling Stones"

1968 Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card

1969 41st Academy Awards

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