1867 Nebraska becomes the 37th state to join the Union.

1869 Postage stamps showing scenes are first issued

1871 J Milton Turner named minister to Liberia

1872 Yellowstone becomes world's first national park

1875 Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Court, 1883

1879 Library of Hawaii founded

1883 Nicholas Flood Davin publishes the first issue of the Regina Leader

1890 The First US edition of Sherlock Holmes (Study in Scarlet) published

1893 Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the US rank of ambassador

1896 Battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians

1898 Through service commences over the Intercolonial Railway between Halifax and Montreal. This is achieved through a series of leases and running rights agreements with the Grand trunk Railway.

1901 Naval and military forces of the States transferred to Commonwealth control

1904 England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs Australia

1904 Glenn Miller a great bandleader was born

1910 (James) David (Graham) Niven Academy Award-winning actor was born

1910 3 passenger trains buried at Steven's Pass in Cascade Range 118 die; Worst snowslide in US history

1912 Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from an airplane

1912 Isabella Goodwin, 1the first US woman detective, appointed, New York NY

1913 Federal income tax takes effect (16th amendment)

1913 State law requiring bonding of officers &state employees, North Dakota

1914 Dutch Minister of war H Colijn named director of British Petroleum

1916 Germany begins attacking ships in the Atlantic

1917 Firt federal land bank chartered

1917 IN Edmonton Alberta the Alberta Provincial Police Force is founded later duties are taken over by the RCMP in rural areas

1919 Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin

1920 Austria becomes a kingdom again, under Admiral Horthy

1921 Australia Cricket team complete 5-0 drubbing of England

1921 Rwanda ceded to England

1921 Sailors revolt in Kronstadt Russia

1923 Allies occupy Ruhrgebied; killing railroad striker

1924 Germany's prohibition of Communist Party KPD lifted

1925 In the Charlevoix-Kamouraska area, Canada a 6.7 earthquake occured at local time 9 19 20 p.m. The earthquake was so strong that the shock was felt more than 1,000 kilometres from the epicentre

1927 Bank of Italy becomes a National Bank

1928 Paul Whiteman &his orchestraestra record "Ol' Man River" for Victor Records

1932 The infant son of Anne and Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped from their home near Hopewell, NJ.

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