1774 — Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1777 — Marquis de Lafayette lands in U.S.
1789 — Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington
1798 — Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
1866 — House passes 14th Amendment
1871 — Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador
1888 — Congress creates the Department of Labor
1898 — Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital
1900 — China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians
1933 — Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized
1940 — Paris evacuated before the German advance