1423 Treaty of London provided for the release of James 1 from English captivity, for ransom of £40,000 paid in 6 annual instalments, and for the sessation of reinforcements to Scottish troops in France
1489 Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from the Moors
1563 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years
1619 America's first Thanksgiving Day (Va)
1674 Father Marquette builds first dwelling in what is now Chicago
1680 Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th
1682 First General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)
1762 First Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results.
1783 General Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY
1808 Napoleon moves into Spain in the autumn with an army of 150,000, routs the Spanish in a series of engagements in November, takes Madrid December 4, and puts his brother Joseph back on the throne
1812 Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower
1816 James Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King
1833 American Anti-Slavery Society organizes
1836 Whig party holds its first national convention, Harrisburg, Pa
1843 Manila paper (made from sails, canvas & rope) patented, Mass
1864 Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law
1867 Grange organized to protect farm interests
1872 The ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing
1875 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail
1899 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes
1899 Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor
1909 First Grey Cup game (University of Toronto 26, Toronto Parkdale 6)
1915 Ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County GA
1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition closes in SF (Opened Feb 20 1015)
1918 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (Yugoslavia) proclaimed
