Conservative Donnybrook

Ahh the New Year!  Here are some events from the past….

12/28
1832 John Calhoun became 1st VP to resign
1902 Trans-Pacific cable linked Hawaii to US
1945 Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance

12/29
1813 The British burned Buffalo, New York during War of 1812
1845 Texas was admitted as the 28th state
1862 Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: Confederate armies defeated Gen Sherman
1890 US 7th Cavalry killed 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD

12/30
1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona)
1907 The Mills commission declared Abner Doubleday invented baseball
1940 California’s 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opened
1963 “Let’s Make A Deal,” debuted on NBC-TV
1972 Nixon halted the bombing of North Vietnam and announced peace talks
2006 Saddam Hussein was hanged in Baghdad

12/31
1775 Americans lost the battle of Quebec
1776 Rhode Island established wage and price controls
1862 West Virginia admitted to the Union
1890 Ellis Island opened
1897 Brooklyn’s last day as a city, it was incorporated into New York City (1/1/1898)
1946 President Truman officially proclaimed the end of WW II
1995 The “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip came to an end
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