Birthday before me

By katelynmh02288

  • USS

    USS
    A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United States Cabinet members and several others.

  • Republician

    Republician
    Slavery opponents meet in Ripon, WI, calling for a new political group (which became the Republican Party)

  • Colorado

    Colorado
    Colorado is organized as a United States territory.

  • Saba

    Saba
    The opera "La Reine de Saba" premieres (Paris)

  • Theater?!

    Theater?!
    First US vaudeville theater opens (Boston)

  • Bye Queen

    Bye Queen
    France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar

  • Poor Seal

    Poor Seal
    6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (South Atlantic)

  • Princess

    Princess
    English princess Mary marries viscount Lascelles

  • Dord

    The word "Dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.

  • Basketball

    Basketball
    Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).