Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

• In 1061, Empress Agnes brings about the election of Bisohp Cadalus.
• In 1538, The first university in the ‘New World’, Universidad Santo Tomas de Aquino, is established.
• In 1628, The Siege of LaRochelle ends.
• In 1664, The Royal Marines are established.
• In 1667, Maria Anna of Neuburg is born.
• In 1704, English Philosopher John Locke dies.
• In 1818, Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States, dies.
• In 1835, The United Tribes of New Zealand are established.
• In 1839, American politician Edward P. Allen is born.
• In 1886, President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
• In 1903, American Journalist John Chamberlain is born.
• In 1919, The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act.
• In 1936, American Musician Charlie Daniels was born.
• In 1955, Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates was born.
• In 1958, Pope John XXIII is elected.
• In 1965, The construction of the St. Louis Arch is finished.
• In 2005, Lewis Libby is indicted in the Valerie Plame case.

Look for more current news tomorrow and another Historical Daily Run Down next week.

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