1561 – The steeple of St Paul’s cathedral in London is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
1812 – Following Louisiana’s admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
1855 – Major Henry C. Wayne sails from New York on the USS Supply to purchase camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
1913 – Suffragette Emily Davison runs out in front of King George V’s horse at The Derby. Trampled, she never regains consciousness and dies four days later.
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