Est. 1965

Today in –

1587 – A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
1833 – The Slavery Abolition Act passes in the British House of Commons, initiating the gradual abolition of slavery in most parts of the British Empire.
1864 – The Battle of Atlanta: Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.
1965 – David Chaucer Laforest Established