This Day…

1832 – 1st railroad accident in US, Granite Railway, Quincy, Massachusetts, kills 1

1893 – Katharine Lee Bates writes “America the Beautiful” in Colorado

1881 – Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull surrenders to US federal troops

1907  – Florenz Ziegfeld’s “Follies of 1907” premieres in NYC

1932 – LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Ozaukee CC: Jane Weiller beats June Beebe 5 & 4 for golf’s only major title

1804 – Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr

1917 – Publisher Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft during WW1

1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st `Follies’ on NY Theater roof

1898 – Lizzie Arlington becomes first woman to play professional men’s baseball when she pitches 9th inning for the Reading Coal Heavers against the Allentown Peanuts; allows 2 hits and walks a batter but preserves 5-0 win

1938 – President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield