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)

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)

1910 Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn

1914 US marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months

1917 Foundation of Imperial War Graves Commission, later Commonwealth War Graves Commission The purpose of the commission was to erect and maintain war memorials and cemeteries

1918 "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I

1921 Ottawa Senators beat Vanc Millionaires 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup

1925 Chuvash Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Chuvash ASSR

1930 Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 320

1933 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1264 Letaba

1939 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1505 Koranna

1940 The first $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It", on CBS Radio

1951 Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup

1952 BOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)

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