This Day in History

• 1782 - The Spanish captured Minorca from the British.
• 1783 - Sweden recognized the independence of the United States.
• 1846 - "The Oregon Spectator", based in Oregon City, became the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast.
• 1861 - Samuel Goodale patented the moving picture peep show machine.
• 1885 - Congo State was established under Leopold II of Belgium, as a personal possession.

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