1921
Éamon de Valera publicly repudiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty.[1]
1881
A fire destroyed Vienna's Ring Theater, which killed between 640-850 people.[1]
1864
The Clifton Suspension Bridge was finally opened.[1]
1863
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.[1]
1792
Henry Laurens became the first person to be cremated in the US.[1]