1357 Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace
1715 The first English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
1758 Britain captures Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)
1766 Pope Clement XIII warns On the dangers of anti-Christian writings
1770 Explorer Samuel Hearne returns to Prince of Wales fort on Hudson Bay after failing to reach the Coppermine River
1783 Britain evacuates NY, their last military position in US
1805 The opera "Tha‹s" 1st American performance
1841 35 Amistad survivors return to Africa
1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
1864 Confederate plot to burn NYC, fails
1867 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite
1875 Financial difficulties force the ruler of Egypt to seel his shares in the Suez Canal to England and France giving them effective control of the waterway
1884 John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk
1885 The first Canadian National Park is established at Banff as Rocky Mountains Park
1894 Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis
1897 Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy
1912 American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springfield, IL
1913 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in the White House
1920 Gaston Chevrolet, the younger brother of famous automobile designer and racer Louis Chevrolet, was killed during a race in Beverly Hills, California
1930 690 earthquake shocks recorded in 1 day (Ito Japan)
1933 The first Soviet liquid rocket attains altitude of 261' (80m)
1937 Germany and Japan sign political and military treaty.
1940 Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa
1941 HMS BARHAM sunk North of Sidi Barrani by 3 torpedoes from German U-331.
1944 A German V-2 missile hit a Woolworth's department store in New Cross Road, Deptford, killing 160 midday shoppers. The V-2 was a recent innovation in German ammunition
