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Subject: Today In History Oct 21
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:10:06 EDT
Oct 21, 1797 The USS Constitution is launched in Boston Harbor
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Oct 21, 1824 Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement
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Oct 21, 1833 Happy Birthday Alfred Nobel-benefactor of the Nobel Prize
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Oct 21, 1805 British Admiral Horatio Nelson dies
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Oct 21, Trafalgar Day-British Empire
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Oct 21, 1763 Pontiac ends the siege of Detroit
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Oct 21, 1637 The first French child is born at Trois Rivieres
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Oct 21, 1422 King Charles VI of France dies at age 53 or 54 depending on who
'ya believe
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Oct 21, 1492 Columbus discovers America-Julian calendar
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