This Day…

1896  – 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa‘s “El Capitan” premieres in NYC.

1943 – Actress Claire Trevor (34) weds Navy lieutenant Cyclos William Dunsmoore in Tijuana, Mexico.

1912  – RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people

1860 – 1st Pony Express reaches Sacramento, California.

1904 – Long Acre Square in Manhattan, New York, was renamed Times Square.

1908 – American Actress Bette Davis is born.

1930  – “The Blue Angel” starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany.

1870 – 15th Amendment to the US constitution is adopted, guarantees right to vote regardless of race.

1914 – 1st successful non-direct blood transfusion is performed by Dr. Albert Hustin in Brussels.