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Historical Event(s)
– Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall.
– The City of Lábrea in Amazonas, Brazil is founded. Today, the town is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Lábrea.
– Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
– The Bay View Tragedy: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing seven.
– Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the Atlanta Journal.
– King Ludwig II of Bavaria is found dead in Lake Starnberg south of Munich at 11:30 PM.
– The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States.
– In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
– The first ticker-tape parade takes place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets as the Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
– The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
Who Were Born On ?
– Home Run Baker, Hall of Fame third baseman (d.1963)
– Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian (d. 1968)
– King Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)
– Al Jolson, American singer (d. 1950)
– Raymond A. Spruance, American Navy admiral (d. 1969)
– Amelie Beese, German aviator and sculptor. (d. 1925)
– Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
– Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d. 1951)
– Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973)
– Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962)