1763 Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing US synagogue)
1777 British General Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4
1804 Napoleon becomes first French emperor, placing crown on his own head
1805 The Battle of Austerlitz gives Napoleon a resounding victory over combined Austrian and Russian forces
1816 First savings bank in US opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
1822 In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into US
1823 President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine"
1840 The opera "Die Favoritin" is produced (Paris)
1848 Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
1852 2nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor
1859 Abolitionist John Brown is hanged for his part in a raid on Harper's Ferry, WV.
1877 The opera "Samson et Dalila" is produced (Rouen)
1887 The First public reading of a Charles Dickens book in US (New York NY)
1891 52nd Congress (1891-93) convenes
1895 54th Congress (1895-97) convenes
1899 US and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them
1901 Gillette patents first disposable razor
1902 The V-8 engine was patented in France
1907 Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir to retain the heavyweight boxing title
1913 Archdiocese of Managua created
1927 Henry Ford unveils the first Model A automobile, successor to the Model T, in New York City's Waldorf Hotel.
1932 The Adventures of Charlie Chan debuts on the NBC Blue radio network.
1934 5.08-m (200") Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast
1938 First Harwich-England bound train with 200 German-Jewish orphaned children arrives from Holland. Eventually, 50,000 German Jews find safety in Great Britain.
1939 British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC
