Rockaway #486

c. 1860

Brewster & Co.

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On This Day

• 2013 A building collapsed on tribal land in Thane in Maharashtra, India, causing 74 deaths.
2013 Thane building collapseThaneMaharashtra
• 1988 Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.
Evan MechamImpeachment
• 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
Bill GatesPaul AllenMicrosoftAlbuquerque, New MexicoBASIC interpreterAltair 8800
• 1975 Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.
Vietnam WarOperation BabyliftSouth VietnamUnited States Air Force1975 Tân Sơn Nhứt C-5 accidentTan Son Nhut Air Base
• 1973 A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.
World Trade Center (1973–2001)
• 1968 American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
Civil rights movementMartin Luther King Jr.Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.Memphis, Tennessee
• 1949 Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
North Atlantic TreatyNATOMilitary allianceCollective security
• 1905 An earthquake hit the Kangra Valley in India, killing at least 20,000 people and destroying 100,000 buildings.
1905 Kangra earthquakeKangra Valley
• 1873 The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.
The Kennel ClubKennel clubSewallis Shirley (MP)Dog show
• 1859 Bryant's Minstrels premiered the minstrel song "Dixie" in New York City as part of their blackface show.
Bryant's MinstrelsMinstrel showDixie (song)Blackface
• 1841 William Henry Harrison (pictured) became the first U.S. president to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.
William Henry HarrisonConstitutional crisisUnited States presidential line of successionConstitution of the United States
• 1268 The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a five-year peace treaty.
Byzantine EmpireRepublic of VeniceByzantine–Venetian treaty of 1268
• 1081 The Komnenos dynasty came to full power with the coronation of Alexios I Komnenos (pictured) as Byzantine emperor.
KomnenosByzantine Empire under the Komnenos dynastyAlexios I KomnenosByzantine Empire
• -503 Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.
Roman consulAgrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 503 BC)Roman triumphSabines