on this day

Historical Events 1910 – Germany and Bolivia end commerce and friendship treaty 1938 – General Motors begins mass production of

Historical Events 1884 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Iesu Grist (Welsh for

Historical Events 1945 – Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested

Historical Events 1556 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles V appoints his son Philip II, King of Spain 1921 – Eleftherios

Historical Events 1785 – Mozart’s string quartet opus 10 premieres 1910 – Constructions ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in

Historical Events 1940 – 2nd NFL All Star Game, Gilmore Stadium, LA, CA: Green Bay Packers beat NFL All-Stars, 16-7

Historical Events 1869 – Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention meets in Washington, D.C. 1873 – P B

Historical Events 1807 – Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die 1954 – Austria’s worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd

Historical Events 1775 – Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC) 1779 – Ching-Thang Khomba is

Historical Events 1889 – Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France 1914 – Yuan Shih-k’ai, president of the new Chinese