I was reading the Springfield (IL) State Journal Register today and came across some very interesting things that happened on this date.
1812 The Fort Dearborn Massacre took place in Illinois during the War of 1812, resulting in most of the fort's 100 man garrison dying and the rest taken prisoner. I am going into greater detail on my Not So Forgotten: War of 1812 blog.
1914 The Panama Canal opened to traffic.
1935 Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post killed in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.
1969 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York. I drove out to Woodstock, Illinois, looking for it, but didn't find it.
Some Important Stuff. --Cooter
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