1835 Treaty of New Echota is signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States
1845 Texas admitted as 28th state of the Union
1903 French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari
1911 Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of the Republic of China
1997 Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu
HISTORICAL EVENTS TODAY EVENTS IN 2022
TODAY IN FILM & TV
1913 1st movie serial “Adventures of Kathlyn” premieres in Chicago
TODAY IN MUSIC
1902 Scot Joplin copyrights “The Entertainer” and several other piano rag compositions through the US Copyright Office
TODAY IN SPORT
1989 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by the Associated Press
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1860 The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched
FAMOUS WEDDINGS
1941 Actress Maureen O’Hara (21) marries second husband director Will Price (28) (divorced 1953)
1954 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin (24) weds Joan Archer
1957 American singing duo Steve Lawrence (22) and Eydie Gormé (29) wed at the home of casino owner Beldon Katleman in Las Vegas
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