1635 – The French colony of Guadeloupe was established in the Caribbean.
1778 – Mary “Molly Pitcher” Hays McCauley, wife of an American artilleryman, carried water to the soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth and, supposedly, took her husband’s place at his gun after he was overcome with heat.
1838 Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, London
1846 Saxophone is patented by Antoine Joseph Sax
1869 – R. W. Wood was appointed as the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy.
2003 “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Kiera Knightley and Orlando Bloom, premieres at Disneyland
2007 – The American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list.
By: Archa Dave
