He lived in the frontier wilderness for a year, and when he returned, his wife had died and their 13 children had vanished. On this day in 1792, the Columbia River was sighted and named by U.S. Capt. On this day in 1811, Chang and Eng , the Chinese joined twins that were displayed by Barnum as Siamese twins, were born. On this day in 1812, British PM Spencer Perceval was shot by a bankrupt banker in the lobby of the House of Commons. On the same day, the waltz was introduced into English ballrooms.
Most observers consider it disgusting and immoral.
Letitia Tyler, the daughter of future President John and Letitia Tyler, was born on this day in 1821. She died in 1907. On this day in 1858, Minnesota was admitted into the Union. I have never been to Minnesota, but I would like to see the sites in St. Paul associated with Scott Fitzgerald. Also, the stories of Garrison Keillor about the mythical Lake Wobegon have made the state have a distinctive sense of place.