1227 Genghis Khan Dies

1587 First English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare)

1686 Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus

1838 First US marine expedition

1846 Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM

1864 Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days

1868 Pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse

1873 The first ascent of Mount Whitney, Calif (14,494')

1894 Congress creates Bureau of Immigration

1914 Pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality

1917 Capt. (acting Major) Okill Massey Learmonth (2nd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France

1917 Sgt. Fredrick Hobson (20th Cdn. infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France

1920 Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right

1930 Eastern Airlines begins passenger service

1936 106.5ø F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa to date

1937 Toyota Motor Company founded

1938 FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US and Canada

1940 Chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies

1943 Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz

1944 Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France

1946 Golf Writers Associaton of America formed

1947 Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300

1954 Asst Sec of Labor James Wilkins became first black to attend cabinet

1957 Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4«")

1958 Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde

1958 Great Britain issues regional stamps (N Ireland, Scotland andWales)

1958 Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov, published

1958 TV game show scandal investigation starts

1961 Construction on Berlin Wall completed

1962 Peter, Paul and Mary release their first hit "If I Had a Hammer"

1963 Andy Morales was born

1963 James Meredith became first black graduate from U of Mississippi

1966 Battle of Long Tan, Vietnam

1966 First ship-to-shore satellite radio message sent

1967 Rolling Stones release "We Love You"

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