William Seward Burroughs I 1857
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Seward_Burroughs_I)
- 1788 - The first British penal settlement was founded at Botany Bay.
- 1871 - France surrendered in the Franco-Prussian War.
- 1915 - The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.
- 1965 - General Motors reported the biggest profit of any U.S. company in history.
- 1986 - The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed.
- 1999 - Ford Motor Company announced the purchase of Sweden's Volvo AB for $6.45 billion.
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