Show FRIDAY A GREAT DAY Friday has played a prominent part in the history of this countryeven if it has not been always a fortunate day Columbus sailed from Palos on Friday Aug 24 1492 ho discovered America on Friday Oct 12 the Mayflower arrived off what is now Provmcetown Friday Nov 10 1020 Washington was born on Fri day Feb 11 old style 1733 The I battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Friday June 1C 1775 the Declaration of Independence Independ-ence was signed on Friday Aug 2 1776 Burgovne was defeated at Saratoga on Friday Fri-day Oct 17 1777 Cornwallis surrendered surrend-ered at Yorktown Friday Oct 19 1781 tho battle of Now Orleans was ended on Friday Jan 13 1815 the first gun of the civil war was fired on Friday April 12 1861 several of the most important battles were fought on Fridays Lincoln was shot on Friday April 14 1805 Guiteau was hanged for murdering Garfield Friday Fri-day June 30 1882 and there have been a dozen other Fridays more or less important in our history |