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Jackson was censured by Congress for dismantling the Bank of the United States. Franco’s forces took Madrid, ending the Spanish Civil War. Three Mile Island nuclear disaster occurred. Woolf died. France experienced a massive riot over a youth labor law. Two beer giants were born.
Andrew Jackson was censured by Congress. (1834) Jackson was censured for essentially dismantling the Bank of the United States to shift government funds for his western expansion plans. He was the first president to be censured by Congress, which essentially created the censorship of Congress to express its disapproval of Jackson.
The Spanish Civil War ended. (1939) General Francisco Franco’s forces take Madrid, ending three years of bloody conflict. Franco would remain in power as dictator until 1975.
The Three Mile Island nuclear disaster has occurred. (1979) Considered the worst nuclear disaster in American history, the Three Mile Island disaster was caused by an overheated reactor. Although radiation levels were raised in four counties as the plant tried to control — and cover up — the disaster, no one was killed and no direct injuries were reported.
The first washing machine was patented in the USA. (1797) The patent was granted to Nathaniel Briggs, a native of New Hampshire, although due to the patent office fire of 1836, no drawing of the machine exists.
Discovered the second asteroid known to man. (1802) Asteroid 2 Pallas, discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, is thought to be the largest irregularly shaped body in the solar system.
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford got married. (1920) Fairbanks and Pickford were the mega-stars of their time and their wedding was a huge cultural event. The two had been business partners for several years, along with Charlie Chaplin and DW Griffith, head of United Artists, and continued to work together at UA after their divorce in 1936.
The Paris Commune is established. (1871) The Commune was a short-lived but important French government known for its violent edicts and numerous executions. It is considered the first time that a country’s working class took over during the Industrial Revolution and, among other things, decreed the separation of church and state in France.
Virginia Woolf died. (1941) Though now regarded as one of the most influential women writers of the 20th century, Woolf was largely unappreciated in her time. She died by drowning after a long history of mental illness.
Over a million people have rioted in France over a youth labor law. (2006) Most of the participants were young people, who rioted in response to a law that would have made it easier to fire people under the age of 26. The revolt severely disrupted all types of travel and was one of the largest in the history of France.
Two beer giants were born: August Busch and Frederick Pabst. (1899, 1836) Both would go on to create highly successful brewing companies that would remain in operation well into the 21st century.
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