Today:
1492 – Christopher Columbus notes in his journal the sighting of a new land, which he names Española (Hispaniola).
1777 – The Articles of Confederation are adopted by the Continental Congress, establishing a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.
1806 – Explorer Zebulon Pike sights the distant mountain peak that bears his name, Pike’s Peak, in what is now Colorado.
1864 – Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins his “March to the Sea” during the American Civil War, destroying military targets, industry, infrastructure, and civilian property.
1889 – Brazil becomes a republic, ending the monarchy led by Emperor Dom Pedro II.
1920 – The first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
1939 – In Washington, D.C., President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
1942 – The Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Theater of World War II ends in a decisive victory for American forces.
1969 – The first Wendy’s fast food restaurant opens in Columbus, Ohio.
1988 – The Soviet Union successfully launches its space shuttle, Buran, on its only flight before the program is canceled.
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