1642 Montreal, Canada, founded
1643 – Queen Anne, the widow of Louis XIII, was granted sole and absolute power as regent by the Paris parliament, overriding the late king’s will.
1860 Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president
1887 Emmanuel Chabrier’s opera “Le Roi Malgré Luis” premieres in Paris
1897 “Dracula”, by Irish author Bram Stoker is published by Archibald Constable and Company in London
1951 UN moves HQ to NYC
1952 Professor WF Libby said Stonehenge dates back to 1848 BC
1953 – The first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound, Jacqueline Cochran, piloted an F-86 Sabrejet over California
By: Archa Dave
