Historical Events

Francis Drake Departs San Francisco

1579 Francis Drake departs San Francisco to cross the Pacific Ocean [1]

1664 Four British ships arrive in Boston to drive the Dutch out of New York

Final Jacobite Rebellion

1745 Charles Edward Stuart , "the Young Pretender" or Bonnie Prince Charlie , lands on Eriskay Island in the Hebrides, beginning the final Jacobite Rebellion

1803 Republican Robert Emmet leads Irish rebellion against the British Crown in Dublin

1840 Union Act passed by the British Parliament, uniting Upper and Lower Canada

1858 Jewish Disabilities Removal Act passes in British Parliament

International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1907 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (later Davis Cup) at Wimbledon: Norman Brookes beats Herbert Roper Barrett 6-2,

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