TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019

1576 — Dutch Council of State replaced by Council of Beroerten

1607 — First permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, VA

1702 — Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Warsaw

1767 — British government disbands Americans import duty on tea

1811 — Paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day)

1832 — Felix Mendelssohn’s "Hebrides" premieres

1835 — Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile

1842 — First edition of London Illustrated News

1878 — Vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)

1903 — President Theodore Roosevelt visits San Fransisco

1904 — First Olympics in the U.S. are held (St. Louis)