Postal money order system established, 1879
Lucien Cayeux, 1944
Cuyahoga River (Cleveland) caught fire, 1952
Man o’ War died, 1947
Dale Carnegie, lecturer and author, died, 1955
Dark day in New England, 1716
Austria-Hungary became two separate nations, 1918
Republic of Turkey declared, 1922
Earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal (60,000 killed), 1755
John Lindley, botanist, died, 1865
Philip Silversmith (“Phil Silvers”), actor died, 1985
All Saints Day first observed, 835
Mamie Doud Eisenhower, wife of Dwight David Eisenhower, died, 1979
Movie rating system instituted, 1968
Puerto Rican nationalists tried to kill Truman at Blair House, 1950
Ezra Loomis Pound, US poet, died, 1972
General Winfield Scott replaced as commander in chief of Federal Armies, 1861
National Weather Service founded, 1870
Boston Female Medical School opened (merged with Boston University - 1874), 1848
Mission San Juan Capistrano founded, 1776