today in history

1784

Courier De L’Amerique becomes the first French newspaper to be published in the United States

1795

Spain signs peace treaty with France, ceding its part of Santo Domingo

1839

Opium War between China and Britain begins after Chinese authorities seize and burn British cargoes of opium

1866

The first successful transAtlantic telegraph cable between England and the United States is completed

1980

The deposed Shah of Iran dies at a military hospital outside Cairo, Egypt, at age 60