Today in history
1878 - Edison Electric Light Company
incorporated
1880 - Koln cathedral completed , 633 years after
it begun
1880 - Mexican soldiers kill Victorio , one of the
greatest Apache military strategists .
1881 - 1 st American fishing magazine, American
Angler published
1883 - Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act
of 1875 unconstitutional
1885 - Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of
season
1889 - Amsterdam Central Station officially
opens
1890 - Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes
in Birmingham
1894 - Capt Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of
espionage in France
1897 - Aaron /Samuel Bloch carry 1st Mail
Pouch
1897 - King Leopold II takes Belgian crown
1899 - Cincinnati closes season with 16- 1 &
19 -3 victories over Cleve Spiders
1904 - The Russians are driven back by the
Japanese in the Battle of Shaho; both sides
suffer high casualties : Japanese ( 16 , 000) and
Russians ( 60 ,000 )
Source:www.onthisday.com
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