Each Day in History

1886

28-Oct

The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland in the presence of

18-Dec

Ty Cobb (Baseball player)

8-Dec

Diego Rivera (Painter)

16-Oct

David Ben-Gurion (First Prime Minister of Israel)

9-Oct

Rube Marquard (Baseball player)

26-May

Al Jolson (Singer)

13-Mar

Frank “Homerun” Baker (Baseball player)

8-Dec

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was founded at a convention of union leaders in Columbus, Ohio.

3-Jul

Karl Benz drove the first automobile in Mannheim, Germany, reaching a top speed of 10 mph.

2-Jun

President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in a white House ceremony. Grover Cleveland is the only President to have gotten married in the executive mansion

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