Show This Week V eek In History October 10 U. tL U. U Naval S S. S Na al Acad Acad- Academy Academy emy at Annapolis opened 1845 Sailors Snug Harbor Staten Is Island Is Is- Island land founded 1801 October 11 Edison's 11 Edison's first pat pat- patent patent patent ent a vote recorder 1868 First steam ferry ferr 1868 October 12 Christopher 12 Colum Colum- Columbus Columbus Columbus bus landed on an island which he called San Salvador 1492 October 13 Fire 13 Fire destroyed 2 2500 SOO buildings at Quebec Canada Cana a 1866 Napoleon began egan his exile on St St. Helena dying there in 1821 1815 October 14 14 William William Penn pi pioneer pi pi- pioneer born 1644 Congress adopt adopt- adopted ed oed a Declaration of Rights 1774 October 15 Lincoln IS-Lincoln Lincoln monument dedicated 1874 Great Britain de de- declares de- de dares clares war on Bulgaria 1915 October 16 16 John John Browns Brown's raid rad radon on Harpers Ferry Virginia his band killed 5 5 1859 |