1643
Isaac Newton baptized in St. John's Church in Colsterworth England
1801
Giuseppe Piazzi discoved 1st asteroid later named Ceres
1801
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland established
1804
Haiti gains independence from France (National Day)
1808
Congress prohibits importation of slaves
1848
Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua
1863
Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln
1892
Brooklyn merges with NY to form present City of NY - Ellis Island became reception center for new immigrants
1894
Manchester Ship Canal in England opened to traffic
1898
Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of SF Bay
1899
Cuba liberated from Spain by US (National Day)
1901
Commonwealth of Australia established
1902
1st Rose Bowl game held in Pasadena California
1912
1st running of SF's famed "Bay to Breakers" race (763 miles)
1913
Post office begins parcel post deliveries
1934
Alcatraz officially becomes a Federal Prison
1934
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantees) effective
1936
1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues NY Herald Tribune
1946
Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
1948
1st newsreel in color Pasadena Ca
1954
Rose & Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
1956
Sudan gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1957
International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958
1958
European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation
1960
Cameroon gains independence from France
1962
Beatles Decca audition
1962
Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand
1965
International Cooperation Year
1971
Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
1972
International Book Year
1973
Britain Ireland & Denmark join Common Market
1974
World Population Year
1975
International Women's Year
1978
Pres. Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909
1979
International Year of the Child
1980
Decade of Water & Sanitation
1981
Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is.) becomes self-governing
1981
International Year for Disabled
1983
World Communications Year
1984
AT & T broken up into 8 companies
1984
Brunei gains complete independence from Britain
1985
International Youth Year
1986
Spain & Portugal become 11th & 12th members of Common Market
1986
International Peace Year
1987
Internat'l Year of Shelter
1988
NY Carnegie Deli's owner Leo Steiner dies
2304
Mid- CALENDAR day
4713
B.C. Julian calendar begins at Greenwich mean noon
