TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1824, Upper Canada Legislature in York ( now Toronto) was destroyed by fire.

In 1851, Asa Griggs Candler was born. He’s known for purchasing the formula for Coca- Cola in 1887.

In 1853, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty under which the U. S. agreed to buy some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico for $ 10 million in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. The area covered by the agreement is located in present- day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.

In 1865, Rudyard Kipling, English poet, novelist and story writer, was born in Mumbai, India. Educated in England but returning to India at age 17, Kipling’s most famous works include “The Jungle Book,” “Captains Courageous,” and “Kim.”

In 1870, Manitoba held its first provincial election.