On this day in history...

1789: Congress established the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the State Department.
1861: during the Civil War, Union Gen. George McClellan was placed in command of the Army of the Potomac.
1866: the first underwater telegraph cable between North America and Europe was completed.

1909: pioneer aviator Orville Wright tested the Army's first airplane, flying himself and a passenger for an hour and 12 minutes in Virginia.

1921: Researchers led by biochemist Frederick Banting announced the discovery of the hormone insulin

1980: An earthquake in Sharpsburg, Kentucky, measured 5.2 on the Richter scale

1988: Big traffic jam in Boston

2002: Hot Dad and I were married on the hottest day anyone in attendance can remember

Happy 10th anniversary to my wonderful husband.

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