The Mayflower sailed to Virginia but landed in Massachusetts due to storms. The Oklahoma land rush saw settlers claim Native American land. President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam War draft dodgers. The Montreal Protocol aimed to protect the ozone layer. Gandhi fasted to protest British class policies. A car bomb on Wall Street killed 38 people. The US military draft was established in 1940. Boston was founded by Puritan settlers. GM was founded by a man who disliked cars. An earthquake in Tabas, Iran killed over 26,000 people.
The “Mayflower” sailed for the New World. (1620) The ship began its voyage in Plymouth, England and headed for Virginia. Storms, however, blew her off course and the 102 passengers disembarked in Massachusetts.
Settlers began the largest land rush in U.S. history, claiming stakes in the Oklahoma Cherokee Strip. (1893) An initial gunfire sent more than 100,000 settlers racing on horses and carriages to the best tracts of land, which had previously been occupied by Native American Indians. Native Americans were forced to make reservations.
US President Gerald Ford has offered a “reentry” program for those who had deserted during the Vietnam War or evaded the draft. (1974) President Ford’s amnesty program allowed draft dodgers and deserters to work in public service for up to two years in exchange for surrendering and re-declaring allegiance to the United States.
The Montreal Protocol treaty was signed by 24 countries to help preserve the Earth’s ozone layer. (1987) International treaty requires countries to reduce emissions and reduce or ban substances deemed harmful to the ozone layer.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has started a fast to protest the British government’s new class policies. (1932) While in prison, Gandhi fasted to protest the British government’s move to divide India’s electoral system by social class, believing that this would only push the lower classes further down the line. The British government caved in six days later, reversing the decision.
A car bomb on Wall Street in New York killed 38 people. (1920) Bomb was planted in a horse-drawn carriage and detonated in front of the JP Morgan building. 38 people were killed and more than 400 injured in what was the deadliest peacetime bombing in US history at the time.
The US Selective Training and Service Act – basically, a military project – went into effect. (1940) US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the order into law, establishing the first peacetime military draft in US history.
Shawmut village has a new name: Boston. (1630) Puritan settlers from England founded the new town and named it after a town in England called Boston, Lincolnshire.
General Motors (GM) was founded by a man who hated cars. (1908) William Crapo Durant founded GM in Flint, Michigan, incorporating the company for $2,000 US dollars. Durant had previously made a lot of money from making horse-drawn carriages. Ironically, Durant found the cars smelly and dangerous, but that didn’t stop him from building what would become one of the largest auto companies in the United States.
An earthquake hit Tabas, Iran, killing more than 26,000 people. (1978) The magnitude 7.7 earthquake lasted for three minutes, completely destroying the city of Tabas. Iran’s capital Tehran, about 600 miles (965 kilometers) from Tabas, sits atop about 100 fault lines — earthquakes in that country are not uncommon. In 2003, an earthquake in Bam, Iran killed more than 30,000 people.
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