Somewhere on Earth on a day not too unlike a day like today…
in 1682, English astronomer Edmund Halley sees his namesake comet.
in 1781, Los Angeles, CA was founded by Spanish settlers. The original name was “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula,” which translates as “The Town of the Queen of Angels.”
in 1886, Geronimo, and the Apache Indians he led, surrendered in Skeleton Canyon in Arizona to Gen. Nelson Miles.
in 1894, a strike in New York City by 12,000 tailors took place to protest sweatshops. 
in 1917, The American expeditionary force in France suffered its first fatalities in World War I.
in 1957, Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus ordered the National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. His actions defied the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which called for the racial desegregation of public schools. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower responded by sending federal troops to enforce integration and protect the students.
in 1993, Jim Abbott (New York Yankees) pitched a no-hitter. Abbott had been born without a right hand.
Daily Trivia:
When is the next time Halley’s Comet will be visible from North America? Also, what great and famous American author of the 19th Century was born in a year Halley’s comet passed Earth and predicted he would die on the next revolution? Did this prediction come to fruition?
Halley’s comet will be visible in 2061 (approx.). Mark Twain was the author and he did actually die. Wierd
Ever read any Samuel Clemons? He was a witty dude to say the least and one of my favorite American authors.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
And perhaps the one most applicable to our class…
“The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.”
Halley’s comet will be visible in North America in 2061. Mark Twain was the author who predicted he would die on the next revolution.
Well done both Chance and Erik; your participation, as always, will be rewarded.