The Brookston Almanac

1st Backgammon tournament held
Treaty of Versailles signed (1919)
1st Charter Flight taken
Battle of Vicksburg (1862)
Tomato proved to not be poisonous (1820)
2nd Level of Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened
Labor Day established by US Congress (1894)
Helen Keller graduated from Radcliffe College (1904)
St. Elmo’s Fire premiered (1985)
Monday Holiday Observance Law signed (1968)
1st Cholera epidemic in US (1852)
Queen Victoria coronated (1838)
Skeezix’s wartime wedding (Gasoline Alley; 1944)
Horses in Florence, Italy ordered to wear underwear (1990)
Patent registered for Coca-Cola syrup and extract (1887)
Construction of Panama Canal authorized by US (1902)
Joseph Stalin had 36 “confessed spies” shot (1937)
Henry Mancini’s Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet reached No. 1 (1969)
World War I triggered by Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination (1914)
Paul McCartney & Wings’ Coming Up reached No. 1 (1980)
Transatlantic air passenger service began (1939)
Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear in a boxing match (1997)
Gay & Lesbian Movement began with police raid of Stonewall Inn, an NYC gay bar (1969)
Universal Press Syndicate acted like Big Brother and threatened Calvin & Hobbes websites worldwide with lawsuits, despite the fact that creator Bill Watterson is anti-big business (1996)
Michigan State Brewers Association founded (1901)
Brauerei Beck & Co. opened (Germany; 1873)
New Belgium Brewing opened (Colorado; 1991)
Tall Ships Ale Co. opened (Canada; 1994)
Dogfish Head Brewing opened (Delaware; 1995)
Trailhead Brewing opened (Missouri; 1995)