Portal:United States/Anniversaries
United States anniversaries
- 1626 – Peter Minuit purchases the island of Manhattan from Native Americans.
- 1830 – The nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb, penned by Sarah Josepha Hale, is published.
- 1844 – Samuel Morse (pictured) sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland to inaugurate the first telegraph line.
- 1941 – Bob Dylan, the singer-songwriter whose music became anthems for the American civil rights and anti-war movements, was born.
- 1962 – As part of Project Mercury, astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
- 1976 – The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.
Usage
These United States "Anniversaries for <date>" (e.g., May 24) subpages are displayed using {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}.
- The layout design for these subpages is at Portal:United States/Anniversaries/Layout.
- Add a new anniversary to the applicable day of the month shown below.
United States anniversaries by month
Single page version (long)
Nominations
Feel free to add undisplayed United States-related anniversaries from these resources.
- Daily U.S. portal "Anniversaries" pages, such as Portal:United States/Anniversaries/May/May 24.
- Daily U.S. portal "On this day" pages, such as Portal:United States/On this day/May 24.
- Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2024 in the United States.
- Day of the month articles, such as May 24.
- Month of the year articles, such as May 2024.
- Year articles, such as 2024.
United States-related anniversaries should be included in at least one of the calendar-based articles listed above before they are included here. Possible sources for developing additional calendar-based anniversary items are listed below.