Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1734 - A terrible fire in Montréal destroys 46 houses an an old historical church.
A young black slave called Marie-Joseph-Angélique is found guilty of lighting the blaze and is hanged. After this disaster, the intendant Bégon orders that all houses will from now on be built of... Read MORE...
June 21, 1734
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1734 - A terrible fire in Montréal destroys 46 houses an an old historical church.
A young black slave called Marie-Joseph-Angélique is found guilty of lighting the blaze and is hanged. After this disaster, the intendant Bégon orders that all houses will from now on be built of... Read MORE...
June 21, 1734
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1806 - June 16 - A total eclipse of the sun was viewed from southern California to Massachusetts.
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Extract of a letter from Boston, June 16th.
"The long expected Solar Eclipse has completely engrossed the attention of all orders and conditions of people. The tops of the... Read MORE...
The Evening Post - New York, New York - June 21, 1806
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1806 - June 16 - A total eclipse of the sun was viewed from southern California to Massachusetts.
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Extract of a letter from Boston, June 16th.
"The long expected Solar Eclipse has completely engrossed the attention of all orders and conditions of people. The tops of the... Read MORE...
The Evening Post - New York, New York - June 21, 1806
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesGerman Puffs - One pint of milk, four eggs; five spoonful of flour; bake in cups fifteen or...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 3, 1880
Watertown, Wisconsin, USA
1909 - WATERTOWN HAS AN $80,000 FIRE.
Watertown, Wis., June 21. - Fire yesterday destroyed the main factory building of the G. B. Lewis company, manufacturers of beekeepers' supplies and one of the largest in this country. The loss is... Read MORE...
The LaCrosse Tribune - La Crosse, Wisconsin - June 21, 1909
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1909 - WATERTOWN HAS AN $80,000 FIRE.
Watertown, Wis., June 21. - Fire yesterday destroyed the main factory building of the G. B. Lewis company, manufacturers of beekeepers' supplies and one of the largest in this country. The loss is... Read MORE...
The LaCrosse Tribune - La Crosse, Wisconsin - June 21, 1909
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Hampton, Virginia, USA (Phoebus)
1966 - TWO DIE AS PLANE SMASHES HOMES. 60 LEFT HOMELESS IN VIRGINIA. MARINE BOMBERS IN MID-AIR COLLISION.
Hampton, Va., (AP) - Officials said today they were convinced there were no more dead or injured in the rubble of a suburban neighborhood devastated by the flaming crash of a Marine Corps attack... Read MORE...
Port Arthur News - Port Arthur, Texas - June 21, 1966
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1966 - TWO DIE AS PLANE SMASHES HOMES. 60 LEFT HOMELESS IN VIRGINIA. MARINE BOMBERS IN MID-AIR COLLISION.
Hampton, Va., (AP) - Officials said today they were convinced there were no more dead or injured in the rubble of a suburban neighborhood devastated by the flaming crash of a Marine Corps attack... Read MORE...
Port Arthur News - Port Arthur, Texas - June 21, 1966
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Oswego, New York, USA
1899 - BURNED TO DEATH - In a Hotel Fire - Others Fatally Injured.
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OSWEGO, N. Y., June 21. - The Eagle hotel, a three-story wooden structure, was gutted by fire this morning. Mrs. Rachel Ding, 60 years of age, was burned... Read MORE...
Steubenville Daily Herald - Steubenville, Ohio - June 21, 1899
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1899 - BURNED TO DEATH - In a Hotel Fire - Others Fatally Injured.
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OSWEGO, N. Y., June 21. - The Eagle hotel, a three-story wooden structure, was gutted by fire this morning. Mrs. Rachel Ding, 60 years of age, was burned... Read MORE...
Steubenville Daily Herald - Steubenville, Ohio - June 21, 1899
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Pepperell, Massachusetts, USA
1886 - INJURED IN A COLLISION. A WRECK DUE TO A CONDUCTOR'S NEGLECT OF ORDERS
EAST PEPPEREL, Mass., June 20. - The north-bound passenger train No. 49, on the Worcester and Nashua Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad, due here at 7:51 last evening, and consisting of a... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 21, 1886
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1886 - INJURED IN A COLLISION. A WRECK DUE TO A CONDUCTOR'S NEGLECT OF ORDERS
EAST PEPPEREL, Mass., June 20. - The north-bound passenger train No. 49, on the Worcester and Nashua Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad, due here at 7:51 last evening, and consisting of a... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - June 21, 1886
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesStorm Dresses — A lady who is obliged to go out frequently in bad weather, will find it both a...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
1907 - MISS ROBINSON’S BODY FOUND. Recovered From Pontoosuc Lake Early Yesterday Afternoon — Clothing Did Not Catch Fire.
At 2:30 yesterday afternoon the body of Miss Lucy May Robinson, who was drowned Tuesday night in Pontoosuc lake following the burning of the launch Gwendolin, was brought to the surface. The... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 21, 1907
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1907 - MISS ROBINSON’S BODY FOUND. Recovered From Pontoosuc Lake Early Yesterday Afternoon — Clothing Did Not Catch Fire.
At 2:30 yesterday afternoon the body of Miss Lucy May Robinson, who was drowned Tuesday night in Pontoosuc lake following the burning of the launch Gwendolin, was brought to the surface. The... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 21, 1907
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1939 June 21 – New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement after doctors reveal he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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1954 June 21 - A severe hailstorm struck Wichita KS and vicinity causing nine million dollars damage.
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1946 June 21 - 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas
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1954 June 21 - A severe hailstorm struck Wichita KS and vicinity causing nine million dollars damage.
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1946 June 21 - 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas
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