1665
Politics
The English installed their own form of municipal government in what used to be the settlement of New Amsterdam – which the English renamed to New York.
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Politics
The English installed their own form of municipal government in what used to be the settlement of New Amsterdam – which the English renamed to New York.
Civil Rights
The state of Virginia adopted a Bill of Rights – the first colonial legislature to do so.
Civil Rights
In London, England, World Anti-Slavery Convention refused to recognize United States women as delegates. In protest, some American gentlemen delegates refused to participate, and joined the women in the balcony, including William Lloyd Garrison (abolitionist and journalist) and Charles Lenox Remond (African-American orator, activist and abolitionist).
Sports
John Lee Richmond for the Worcester Brown Stockings pitched the first perfect game against the Cleveland Blues.
Politics
Philippine nationalists declared independence from Spain.
Sports
The National Baseball Hall of Fame was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
Other
One of Hollywood’s costliest failures, “Cleopatra,” starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison, premiered in New York.
Civil Rights
Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers was shot to death in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi. He was 36 years old.
Other
The British government announced that each of the Beatles would be made an MBE (Member of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace later in the year.
Civil Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down state laws prohibiting interracial marriages.
Other
The movie Rosemary’s Baby was released.
Other
The movie The Raiders of the Lost Ark was released.
War
One million people demonstrated in New York City’s Central Park against nuclear weapons and for an end to the cold war arms race.
Other
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist and historian, was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation for his humanitarian work by President Putin.
Sports
In game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat, 94-89, to clinch the NBA Championship. The game was played at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
Birthday
David Rockefeller (Banker/Philanthropist)
Birthday
George H.W. Bush (Former U.S. President)
Birthday
Vic Damone (Singer)
Birthday
Anne Frank (Kept a diary while hiding from the Nazis)
Birthday
Jim Nabors (Actor, Singer)
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2024-12-18 01:26:35
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2025-01-01 16:46:44
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2025-01-02 03:50:35
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2025-04-03 18:52:08
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