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This Day In History

1493

Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.

1519

Hernan Cortes arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and their wealth.^*

1675

John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.

1797

In the first ever peaceful transfer of power between elected leaders in modern times, John Adams is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding George Washington.

1882

Britain's first electric trams run in east London.

1890

The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520 m) long, is opened.

1917

Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.

1918

The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.

1986

The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.

Famous Birthdays

1394

Henry the Navigator (d. 1460)

1678

Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (d. 1741)

1745

Kazimierz Pułaski, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1779)

1864

David W. Taylor, U.S. Navy architect (d. 1940)

1888

Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (d. 1931)

1901

Charles Goren, American bridge player and writer (d. 1991)

1961

Ray Mancini, American boxer

* - That didn't take long, did it.