What do you think has been a great historical event?

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Is there a website with a list of historical events? That would be very helpful as well.

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0752 - Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd)
1349 - Townspeople of Fulda Germany massacre Jews (blamed for black death)
1457 - Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book
1556 - Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury
1594 - French King Henri IV festival in Paris
1621 - Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Neth
1622 - 1st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown Va; 347 slain
1630 - 1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston)
1638 - Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony
1680 - Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas
1692 - Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king
1733 - Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer)
1765 - Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists
1775 - Edmund Burke presents his 13 articles to the English parliament
1778 - Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state
1790 - Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State
1794 - Congress bans US vessels from supplying slaves to other countries
1822 - Gioacchino Rossini marries Isabella Colbran in Bologna
1822 - NY Horticultural Society founded
1841 - Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones)
1861 - 1st US nursing school chartered
1862 - San Marino and Italy conclude treaty of friendship and cooperation
1865 - Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas AL to Macon GA
1871 - William Holden of NC becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment
1872 - Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment
1873 - Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico
1874 - Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
1882 - Congress outlaws polygamy (again); bad news for Mormons
1882 - Edmunds Act adopted by US to suppress polygamy in the territories
1888 - English Football League established
1894 - Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever)
1895 - Auguste and Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience
1896 - Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)
1903 - NY Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale
1903 - Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought
1914 - World's 1st airline, St Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins
1922 - British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison
1927 - Federico Garc¡a Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid
1928 - Noâ°l Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London
1929 - USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor
1929 - KIT-AM in Yakima WA begins radio transmissions
1929 - 66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes
1933 - FDR makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal
1934 - 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Ga
1934 - Fire destroys Hakodate Japan (kills 1,500, injures 1,000)
1935 - Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (NY)
1939 - Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany
1941 - Grand Coulee Dam in Washington goes into operation
1942 - Heavy German assault on Malta
1943 - SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children
1943 - Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium
1943 - Dutch work week extended to 54 hour
1944 - 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin
1945 - Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt
1945 - US 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein
1946 - 1st US rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up)
1946 - Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan
1947 - President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty
1952 - Dutch DC-6 crashes near Frankfurt, killing 44
1953 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open
1953 - Anton¡n Z potocky chosen as president of Czechoslovakia
1954 - 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich
1956 - "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances
1956 - Death penalty against KPM-director Lâon Jungschlaeger
1956 - Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis Jr premieres in NYC
1957 - Earthquake gives SF shakes
1957 - Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian
1958 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1958 - Liz Taylor's 3rd divorce (Mike Todd)
1958 - Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia
1958 - 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72
1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament
1960 - 1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes
1960 - AL Schawlow and C H Townes obtain patent for the laser
1962 - "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert NYC for 300 perfs
1963 - Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me"
1963 - Brit Min of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler
1963 - Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner
1964 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational
1964 - Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of NY Times Magazine section
1965 - D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
1965 - US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong
1967 - Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1968 - Student riot in Nanterre near Paris
1968 - Lynda Johnson ordered off SF cable car for eating an ice cream cone
1968 - Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia
1969 - "Billy" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 1 performance
1969 - "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 7 performances
1969 - 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years
1970 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1970 - "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater NYC
1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1972 - Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
1972 - Nick Mileti purchases Cleve Indians for $9 million
1972 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
1972 - Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified)
1972 - "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 5 perfs
1975 - Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
1975 - Teach-In wins Eurovision Song Festival with "Dinge-Dong"
1975 - Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship
1975 - "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 18 perfs
1975 - "Dr Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 5 performances
1975 - "Dinge-competed" wins Eurovisie Song festival
1977 - Uyl govt falls
1977 - Indira Gandhi resigns as PM of India
1977 - Dutch Den Uyl government falls
1978 - France performs nuclear test
1978 - Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated
1978 - Rutle's "All You Need is Cash" is show on NBC-TV
1979 - NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers)
1979 - Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt
1981 - 1st class postage raised to 18⺠from 15âº
1981 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament
1981 - Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6
1981 - Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25k (1:13:55.8)/30k (1:29:18.8)
1982 - 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched
1982 - Iran offensive against Iraq
1983 - Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president
1984 - Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game
1985 - NASA launches Intelsat VA
1986 - Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1986 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA)
1986 - Kania skates ladies world record 1500m (1:59.30)
1986 - Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS)
1986 - Heart's "These Dreams," single goes #1
1986 - HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament
1986 - Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.99)
1987 - Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open
1988 - WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final
1988 - Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill
1989 - Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years
1989 - US Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of NYC Board of Estimate
1990 - "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 188 performances
1990 - "Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston
1990 - Anchorage jury finds Capt Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill
1990 - The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games
1991 - Pamela Smart (HS teacher) found guilty in NH of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband
1991 - NY Daily News begins using motto "Forward with NY"
1991 - Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at U of Va seizing drugs
1992 - US Air NY to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die
1992 - Record producer Lou Adler weds Paige Hannah (Daryl's sister)
1992 - Joseph A Molloy elected NY Yankee general partner
1992 - England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final
1992 - Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship
1992 - "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 37 performances
1993 - Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS
1994 - Soyuz TM-21 lands
1994 - South African Govt/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland
1994 - Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.68 sec)
1994 - Dutch Ambassador to US christens a new tulip (the Hillary Clinton)
1995 - Deputy Gov of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist
1996 - Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropi

Need someone who has been on an Alaska cruise/tour recently to advise on mosquito problems and tours?

vlanderbab

What works for mosquitos? Do they get on the ship in ports? Are there tour options in Fairbanks,Denali and the ports of Haines, Juneau and Ketchican that are less expensive than the ones offered by the cruise line?

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You will have very little problem with mosquitoes. They won't be on the ship. They aren't anywhere that it is windy or rainy or above 70 degrees outdoors. There are very few in cities, because there is no standing water for them to breed in. The only place you may see them is if you are near a swamp, lake, or other damp place, or out at night in a woodsy spot. If you are allergic to mosquitoes, Cutter's insect repellent works well. In Alaska, we put it on our clothing, rather than on our skin. We cover our exposed skin with hats, thin gloves, long sleeves, etc. For some reason, mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue.
In Fairbanks, the Riverboat Discovery, University of Alaska Museum, Little Eldorado Gold Mine, Tales of The Trail with Mary Shields ( I really like this one), and the Aurora presentation at the Ice Museum are some attractions. I would also recommend the Morris Thompson Visitor's Center downtown on the Chena River (cheap or free). In Denali, if you make arrangements ahead of time you can take the public park bus tour. The bus is less comfortable, but it goes farther into the park and is reasonably priced. You'll need to bring your own snacks. It's how non-tour people see the park. You can find info. on the park web site. Haines has the world's only Hammer Museum and nice beaches. Sometimes it's just nice to walk around, sit in a coffee shop and talk to locals, etc. If you can take advantage of any trip to Klukwan, do it. In Juneau, some people just rent a taxi and go driving around, to the Mendenhall Glacier, the Alaska State Museum, past the Governor's Mansion and the state capitol. The downtown area is confined enough that if you just want to walk around, you can see the museum, capitol, shops and ride the tram up Mt. Roberts all on foot, if you are a walker. There are even some hiking trails that take off from downtown, like Basin Road and the Mt. Roberts trail. For shopping, I like Raven's Journey for authentic native art at the downhill end of the main street the cruise ships dock on , Franklin St. and the antiquarian and used book and map store, Observatory Books, a few blocks up the street, about two blocks past the Baranof Hotel.
In Ketchikan, try to see the Totem Heritage Center and/or get out to Saxman. A walk through the boat harbor is fun, too. Most people also like to see Creek Street, along Ketchikan Creek, and to shop for all the original art that is for sale in Ketchikan.
Depending on the time of year that you travel, Alaska has many Fairs and festivals in the summer. So keep an eye on event calendars and you may be able to watch a local parade. The fish will be running in the fall, and you may be able to see some come upstream to spawn, or to watch the eagles fishing. If you are out riding around in the early morning before 8 or after 9 p.m. watch for moose in the fields and ponds.
It's fun to meet the locals. Attending events is one way to do that. In Alaska, you can strike up a conversation with people. Most Alaskans are super friendly, so feel free to ask people for advice and directions. Like anywhere, you may run into someone who has no personality, so if that happens, just ask someone else.
Here are some questions NOT to ask 8>):
Do you take American money here? (we are proud to be the 49th state and feel very much part of the USA)
Do you live in igloos? (igloos are temporary hunting shelters)
Where can I see an Eskimo? ( Inupiaq and Yup'ik people live in communities all over our state and are not a tourist attraction. If people want to learn more about their cultures, the museums and the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage are a good place to go)
In Juneau, by the ocean, "what is the elevation here?" (The elevation is sea level.)
I'm sure that you would not ask anything so crazy, but believe it or not, people ask these questions all the time.

Have a great trip! Bring your camera!!!

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