Daily Calendar for Tuesday, October 16, 2029

Name: Daily Almanac Features
Start: 2029-10-16T00:00:00
End: 2029-10-16T23:59:59

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Cape Breton Island was re-annexed to Nova Scotia – 1820
The Tremont House in Boston, considered by many to be the first modern first-class hotel in the US, opens – 1829
The first successful demonstration of ether took place at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts – 1846
John Brown, U.S. abolitionist, led an unsuccessful raid on government arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, in what is now West Virginia – 1859
Cardiff giant discovered in Cardiff, New York (near Syracuse) – 1869
First Quebec vs. Ontario football game – 1875
The copyright for the melody “Happy Birthday to You” was registered – 1893
Margaret Sanger and others open the first birth control clinic, in Brooklyn, NY – 1916
Chicago mayor Edward J. Kelly dedicated the city’s first passenger subway. – 1943
Sun-Times published first Ann Landers column by Eppie Lederer – 1955
Two American black athletes at Olympic Games, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, demonstrate for black power while receiving their medals. They are suspended by the Olympic Committee. – 1968
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize – 1973
The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals elected first non-Italian pope in 455 years, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Poland, who took the name John Paul II – 1978
7.1 Hector Mine earthquake, Mojave Desert, California – 1999
A magnitude-4.0 earthquake struck about 3 miles west of Hollis Center, Maine and was felt throughout New England – 2012