Happy Birthday Grenville Clark
Grenville Clark was born on November 5, 1882, in New York City.
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Happy Birthday Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson was born on November 3, 1879, in Manitoba, Canada.
The Alaska Highway
On October 28, 1942, construction was completed on the 1,700 mile Alaska Highway.
Wine Stamps
On October 22, 1914, the Emergency Revenue Act was passed, which called for the creation of Wine Revenue Stamps.
First Volunteer Firemen in America
On October 4, 1648, the first volunteer fire department in North America was established in what would become New York City.
Yosemite National park
On October 1, 1890, Yosemite National Park was officially established.
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
On September 27, 1962, Rachel Carson published the book Silent Spring, which inspired a massive environmental movement in the United States.
National Apprenticeship Act
On August 16, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the National Apprenticeship Act into law.
Birth of Ernst Reuter
The mayor of West Berlin, Ernst Rudolph Johannes Reuter, was born on July 29, 1889, in Apenrade, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire.