Person report

★01 Mar 1805
Samuel Chase, the only Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to be impeached, was acquitted by the Senate.

★21 Feb 1828
The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published.

★25 Apr 1846
An open conflict between the military forces of the United States and Mexico began over the disputed border of Texas north of the Rio Grande and south of the Nueces River, later serving as a primary justification for the Mexican–American War.

★03 Nov 1848
A new constitution drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was proclaimed, severely limiting the powers of the monarchy.

★07 Oct 1849
American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after being found on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in a delirious and incoherent state.

★26 Nov 1852
A massive earthquake struck the Dutch East Indies, creating a tsunami that washed away villages, ships and residents.

★06 Feb 1862
Union forces earned one of their first important victories in the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Henry in western Tennessee.

★21 Jun 1864
New Zealand Wars: British victory in the Battle of Te Ranga brought the Tauranga Campaign to an end.

★04 Apr 1873
The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.

★16 Nov 1885
After a five-day trial following the North-West Rebellion, Louis Riel, Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba", was hanged for high treason.

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