1791 – Bill of Rights is ratified 1832 – Gustave Eiffel is born 1836 – The tempory home of the U.S....
1503 – Nostradamus is born in St. Remy, France 1799 – George Washington dies at age 67 at his estate...
1863 – Annie Jump Cannon is born. The American astronomer spent most of her career at Harvard Collge Observatory cataloging...
1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution, with all 30 delegates voting unanimously. 1805 – Lewis and...
1942 – In Warsaw, Poland, two Christian women form the Council for the Assistance of the Jews. They put their...
1770 – Ludwig von Beethoven is born 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1775 – Jane Austen is born 1844 – Fanny Garrison...
1690 – First paper currency issued in the Western Hemisphere 1778 – John Jay is elected President of the Continental...
1793 – Noah Webster establishes New York City’s first daily newspaper, the American Minerva. 1872 – P.B.S. Pinchback became the first African American...
1542 – Mary Queen of Scots is born and became the monarch when she was 6 days old. 1881 – A...
1947 – Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” opens on Broadway, starring Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy and Kim Hunter. The...
