1492 – Columbus’ fleet anchors at “Fernandina” (Long Island, Bahamas)
1829 – Tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston)
1834 – Much of the ancient structures of the Palace of Westminster (parliament) in London is burnt down.
1846 – Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether
1847 – Charlotte Brontë’s book “Jane Eyre” published
1848 – 1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania
1916 – Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic
1923 – Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio founded
1923 – John Harwood patents self-winding watch (Switzerland)
1925 – Texas School Board prohibits teaching of evolution
1945 – UN’s Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence
1950 – The first edition of C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” is released in London
1951 – The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
1963 – NY newspaper “Mirror” last edition
By: Archa Dave
