1775. Lord Howe is named Commander in Chief of the British Army in America.
1845. The U.S. Naval Academy founded at Annapolis Maryland.
1862. Confederate General John B. Magruder assumes command of the Trans-Mississippi Department.
1877. General George Armstrong Custer is buried at West Point.
1881. Darwin publishes his work on mold and worms.
1935. Porgy and Bess premieres on Broadway.
1985. The Achille Lauro hijacking ends.
1845. The U.S. Naval Academy founded at Annapolis Maryland.
1862. Confederate General John B. Magruder assumes command of the Trans-Mississippi Department.
1877. General George Armstrong Custer is buried at West Point.
1881. Darwin publishes his work on mold and worms.
1935. Porgy and Bess premieres on Broadway.
1985. The Achille Lauro hijacking ends.
