Adrian IV only English pope (1154-59) dies (birth date unknown) Jacques Cartier French explorer dies (birth date unknown) Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in California Aaron Burr aquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey 1st pullman sleeping car in service R.C.Carrington and R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare RR and ferry connection between SF and Oakland inaugurated Shermans march through Georgia Napoleon III captured at Sedan 1st woman telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) 1st baseball tripleheader - Boston vs Pittsburgh Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces Jack Combs pitches 24 inninings beating Red Sox M. Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km Martha last known passenger pigeon dies at Cincinnati Zoo US troops land in Vladivostok Siberia stay until 1920 Earthquake struck Tokyo estimated 74 000 people died PHYSICAL REVIEW publishes paper 1st to deal with "black holes." Germany invades Poland starting WW II 1st network dective series - Private Eyes premeirs Sutro Baths SF purchased by George Whitney Col Moammar Gadhafi rose to power deposed Libyas King Idris Libyan revolution (National Day) NJ Meadowlands racetrack opens 1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn discovers new moon rings Korean Boeing 747 strayed into Soviet air space and was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter. All 269 people aboard died Titanic sunk in 1912 found by French and American scientists
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Adrian IV only English pope (1154-59) dies (birth date unknown)