Sunday, May 14, 2023

History for May 14

History for May 14 - On-This-Day.com
Mark Zuckerberg 1984 - Founder of Facebook
  • 1607 - An expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport went ashore at Jamestown, Virginia. The group had arrived at the location the day before. This became the first permanent English colony in America.
  • 1787 - Delegates began gathering in Philadelphia for a convention to draw up the U.S. Constitution.
  • 1796 - The first smallpox vaccination was given by Edward Jenner. He enoculated James Phipps using cowpox matter.
  • 1804 - William Clark set off the famous expedition from Camp Dubois. A few days later, in St. Louis, Meriwether Lewis joined the group. The group was known as the "Corps of Discovery."
  • 1862 - The chronograph was patented by Adolphe Nicole
  • 1897 - "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa was performed for the first time. It was at a ceremony where a statue of George Washington was unveiled.
  • 1897 - Guglielmo Marconi made the first communication by wireless telegraph.
  • 1942 - The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) was established by an act of the U.S. Congress.

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