THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1605 – CERVANTES’ CLASSIC, ‘DON QUIXOTE’ IS PUBLISHED  1786 – THE COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA GUARANTEES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 1920 – THE ORIGINAL ‘DRY-UARY’ KICKED IN AS PROHIBITION TOOK EFFECT A YEAR AFTER

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1870 – HARPER’S WEEKLY USED THE DONKEY AS A SYMBOL OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME 1920 – THE ‘DRY LAW’ GOES INTO EFFECT – SALES OF LIQUOR AND

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1128 – POPE HONORIUS II RECOGNIZED THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AS AN ‘ARMY OF GOD’ 1846 – PRESIDENT POLK SENDS GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR AND 4000 TROOPS TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER 1898 –

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1863 – THE WORLD’S FIRST UNDERGROUND PASSENGER RAILWAY OPENED IN LONDON 1901 – AMERICA’S OIL INDUSTRY IS BORN WITH THE MASSIVE GUSHER OF A WELL AT SPINDLETOP HILL IN TEXAS (100,000 barrels

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – Thomas Paine published ‘Common Sense’ calling for complete independence from King George III and England 1788 – Connecticut became the 5th state to join the Union 1912 – Col.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1815 – UNDER ANDREW JACKSON’S LEADERSHIP, A RAG-TAG ARMY DEFEATED THE BRITS IN THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (THIS WAS THE LAST BATTLE IN THE WAR OF 1812) 1908 – A

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1789 – CONGRESS ORDERED STATES TO CHOOSE ELECTORS AHEAD OF THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 1927 – THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC PHONE SERVICE BETWEEN NYC & LONDON BEGINS 1944 – THE USAF INTRODUCED

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1759 – GEORGE WASHINGTON MARRIED MARTHA CUSTIS  1838 – SAMUEL MORSE DEMONSTRATED HIS TELEGRAPH MACHINE IN PUBLIC — GAME CHANGER 1912 – NEW MEXICO BECOMES THE 47TH STATE 1994 – AMERICAN

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1777 – GEN WASHINGTON AND HIS TROOPS DEFEAT CORNWALLIS AND THE BRITISH AT PRINCETON 1920 – THE NY YANKEES ACQUIRED BABE RUTH FROM THE BOSTON RED SOX… CURSE OF THE BAMBINO

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