1677 – 1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston
1789 – 1st American novel, WH Brown’s “Power of Sympathy” is published
1813 – Pineapple introduced to Hawaii
1818 – Keats writes his poem “On a Lock of Milton’s Hair”
1972 – Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union
1972 – Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory
1972 – Tripura becomes a full-fledged state in India.
2002 – In London, a 17th century book by Capt. John Smith, founder of the English settlement at Jamestown, was sold at auction for $48,800. “The General History of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles” was published in 1632.
By: Archa Dave
