At the Battle of Langside, the forces of Mary Queen of Scots are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart

Teddy Roosevelt’s trip to San Francisco is captured on film

Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states

Transcontinental railroad completed, unifying United States

Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first Mother’s Day holiday

Great Britain, the United States and other Allied countries celebrate Victory in Europe Day

First Japanese immigrant arrives in the U.S.

Roger Bannister runs first four-minute mile

Alan Shepard (from NH) becomes the first American in space

Rhode Island becomes first colony to renounce allegiance to King George III

Joseph Fletcher lands first aircraft on the North Pole

The Loch Ness monster is "sighted" for the first time

Empire State Building is dedicated

Construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge

Patsy T. Mink is sworn in as the first Asian American woman and first woman of color to serve in the U.S. Congress

Thomas Edison demonstrates the incandescent light

The Southern US Border is established

Texas enters the Union

The Endangered Species Act is signed into law

The Apollo 8 Mission returns to Earth