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Fri, December 8, 2023 | 08:15

FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023

1483 - Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on the Bible 1792 - Washington lays cornerstone of the Executive Mansion (White House)

2023-10-12 16:00

THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023

1285 - 180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany, they are set on fire 1492 - Columbus arrives in the Bahamas; the real Columbus Day

2023-10-11 16:00

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023

1811 - The Juliana, the first steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation 1864 - Slavery abolished in Maryland

2023-10-10 16:00

TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023

1780 - Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean 1802 - First non indian settlement in Oklahoma

2023-10-09 16:00

MONDAY, Oct. 09, 2023

1446 - Korean Hangual alphabet devised 1876 - First 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires

2023-10-08 16:00

FRIDAY, Oct. 06, 2023

1781 - Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War 1857 - American Chess Assn organized; first major U.S. chess tournament (NYC)

2023-10-05 16:00

THURSDAY, Oct. 05, 2023

1582 - Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries 1813 - Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British

2023-10-04 16:00

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 04, 2023

1582 - Last day of the Julian calendar in Italy, many Catholic countries 1824 - Mexico becomes a republic

2023-10-03 16:00

THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023

1542 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay 1781 - Siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War

2023-09-27 14:00

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023

1290 - Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000 1540 - Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola

2023-09-26 16:00

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