1861 - Lord Lyons , the British minister to the United States, meets with United States Secretary of StateWilliam Seward concerning Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell, arrested by the United States NavyThe United States Navy USN is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. Navy consists of slightly fewer than 300 ships and over 4,000 operational aircraft. It has over a half million men and women on active or ready re aboard the British mail steamer TrentTrent is the name of several places: Trento in Italy Trent, Texas, USA Trent, South Dakota, USA Also: River Trent in the UK A family of Jet Engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc Trent University, a liberal arts university located in Peterborough, Ontari in order to prevent war between the United States and the United Kingdom.
1872Events January 2 Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). February 20 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. March 1 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park March 5 George Westinghouse patents t - HMS ChallengerThe Challenger Expedition was a scientific expedition that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. Prompted by Wyville Thomson of Edinburgh University, the Royal Society of London obtained the use of a ship, HMS Challenger from the Ro sails from PortsmouthThis article is about the English city of Portsmouth. For other places with the same name, please see Portsmouth (disambiguation). Portsmouth is a city of about 186,000 located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England. A significant nav on the 4 year scientific expedition that would lay the foundation for the science of oceanographyOceanography (also called oceanology and marine science ) is the study of the earth's oceans and their interlinked ecosystems and chemical and physical processes. There are five major divisions within the science: biological oceanography (also sometimes c
1880Events January 1 Construction of the Panama Canal begins February 2 The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana February 13 Thomas Edison becomes the second person to observe the Edison Effect. February 17 Bomb explodes in Winter Palace - Isle of Man becomes first political entity that allows women to vote
1999 - The SpanishCivil Guard intercepts near Calatayud ( Zaragoza) a Madrid-bound van driven by ETA and loaded with 950 kg of explosives. The next day, another van loaded with 750 kg is found not far from there. The incident is known as "la caravana de la muerte" (the caravan of death). Shortly after 9/11, ETA confirmed their plan had been to blow down Torre Picasso.
