1st Spanish settlement in New World founded by Columbus Expulsion of tea ships from Phila 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) James Mason patents 1st American coffee percolator Fed govt took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I Yanks and Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth 1st East-West football game at Ewing Park before 25 000 fans US foreswears armed intervention in Western Hemisphere Harry Truman 33rd US Pres dies at 88 Soyuz 13 returns to Earth
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1st Spanish settlement in New World founded by Columbus