Louisiana

la history

Period: Jan 1, 1650 to Feb 21, 2014

first permanent settlement in Louisiana founded

Feb 11, 1714

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The Cotton Gin

Mar 14, 1794

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

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Battle of New Orleans

Jan 8, 1815

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Robert E. Lee beats Natchez in steamboat race

Feb 21, 1870

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World Fair held in New Orleans

Feb 21, 1884

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Most of New Orleans set on fire

Aug 22, 1888

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Mob lynches 11 italians

Mar 14, 1891

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hurricane kills over 2000 in louisiana and mississippi

Oct 1, 1893

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First oil flow discovered at Jennings

Feb 21, 1901

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Huey Long elected govenor

Apr 17, 1928

Huey Long assassinated

Sep 10, 1935

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First Mardi Gras

Feb 21, 1937

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Invented the localizer antenna system for radio navigation systems.

Jun 22, 1954

Superdome Completed

Jan 1, 1975

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Red River Revel

Jan 1, 1976

Pope John Paul II vistited New Orleans

Jan 1, 1987

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Alcorn invented a new type of x-ray spectrometer.

Aug 21, 1996

Louisana Boardwalk built

Jul 14, 2005

Huricane Katrina

Aug 23, 2005

Saints win the Super Bowl

Feb 7, 2010

BP oil spill

Apr 20, 2010