
| Georg Philipp Telemann, leading German late baroque composer. | |
| Casey Jones | |
| Albert Einstein, relative | |
| Royal charter grants Massachusets Bay Colony | |
| Royal patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island). | |
| Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin | |
| Legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible. | |
| Sutro Baths opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952). | |
| US currency goes on gold standard | |
| First national bird reserve established in Sebastian, Florida | |
| President Harding is the first president to file his income tax. | |
| Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco. | |
| Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with W Germany | |
| OPEC cuts oil prices for first time in 23 years. | |
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