The Brookston Almanac

Chewing Gum patented
1st Polaroid Camera for sale (1948)
John Lennon performed on stage for last time
Margaret Thatcher finally stood down (1990)
1st Floodlights used
Magellan became 1st European in Pacific Ocean (1520)
1st Automobile Race (1895)
Cocoanut Grove, Boston burned down (1941)
1st German Air Raid on London (WW 1)
Washington Irving died (1859)
Coffee 1st rationed in WW2 (1942)
1st US Post Office established (1783)
Chinese entered the Korean War (1950)
Women got the vote in Austria (1905)
1st Female MP elected (UK; 1919)
Maternity Leave 1st legally allowed (France; 1909)
100,000 demonstrated in Rome against fascism (1970)
Iranian government banned religious marches (1978)
Cape Canaveral renamed Cape Kennedy
ShangriLas’ Leader of the Pack reached No. 1 (1964)
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes’ (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life reached No. 1 (1987)
Frank “Whispering Jack” Carter made head of Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad, Robbery Division
On his 2nd voyage, Columbus found the Hispaniola colony destroyed (1493)
Caracas, Venezuela residents witness UFOs and aliens resembling small, hairy apemen (1954)
Anchor Steam label 1st printed in modern times (1968)
Philadelphia Brewing / Sam Adams Brewhouse opened (now Nodding Head Brewing, Pennsylvania; 1989)
Queen City Brewing opened (Ohio; 1994)
Mission Springs Brewing opened (Canada; 1996)
Smoky Mountain Brewing opened (Tennessee; 1996)