1535 Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason
1690 Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange" )
1776 First vote on the Declaration of Independence
1795 John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court
1816 French frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa"
1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico
1847 Amateur astronomer M Hencke discovers 2nd asteroid Hebe
1847 K L Hencke discovers asteroid #6 Hebe
1847 US postage stamps go on sale, 5. Franklin & 10. Washington, NYC
1850 At least 626 ships lie at anchor around SF Bay
1859 Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis
1861 First public schoolhouse opens at Washington & Mason St, SF
1862 Day 7 of the 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill
1863 Battle of Gettysburg begins ending Juy 3
1863 Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities; postage 3./« oz
1867 Dominion of Canada Created by British Parliament
1869 US mint at Carson City, Nevada opens
1870 James W Smith of SC is first black to enter West Point
1873 Henry Flipper of Ga is 2nd black to enter West Point
1873 Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province
1874 First US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
1875 Universal Postal Union established
1876 Through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible.
1881 First international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St Stephen, NB
1881 US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri opens
