#baron de kalb
In 1780, Baron de Kalb, a major general in the American Revolutionary War, died from wounds he sustained while leading the Maryland Line in the Battle of Camden in South Carolina. A statue of him, shown above, now sits in front of the Maryland State House.
1848: The New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California.
1929: The comedy program “Amos ’n’ Andy,” starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, made its coast-to-coast radio debut on NBC.
1977: Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles; he was 86.
1994: President Bill Clinton abruptly halted the nation’s three-decade-long open-door policy for Cuban refugees.
Compiled by Jessica D. Evans and Paul McCardell.
