1865
Nov 14
| 1865 • American Civil War: Union Major General Gordon Granger lands at Galveston, Texas and informs the people of Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation (an event celebrated in modern times each year as Juneteenth). |
1893
Jan 13
Age: 27y
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birth of childHarold Grover Raybuck Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • Kokichi Mikimoto, in Japan, develops the method to seed and grow cultured pearls. |
1962
Apr 28
Age: 96y
| 1962 • Spiegel scandal: German police end their occupation of Der Spiegel's offices. |