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1823: Joseph Smith's vision of Moroni.According to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Moroni was an angel or resurrected being who appeared to Joseph Smith on this day in 1823 and instructed him to restore God's church on earth.More events on this day2001:In stock market trading in the United States, the Dow Jones industrial average posted its largest weekly loss (14.3 percent) since the Great Depression. |
1931:The Bank of England dropped the gold standard, and the pound sterling promptly lost 28 percent of its value, undermining the solvency of countries in eastern Europe and South America. |
1867:Henry L. Stimson, an American statesman who exercised a strong influence on U.S. foreign policy in the 1930s and '40s and served in the administrations of five presidents between 1911 and 1945, was born. |
1840:While experimenting with gallic acid, a chemical he was informed would increase the sensitivity of his prepared paper, William Henry Fox Talbot discovered that the acid can be used to develop a latent image on paper, leading to a revolution in photography. |
1435:In the French kingdom, the Treaty of Arras was signed, ending the long quarrel between Duke Philip of Burgundy and King Charles VII. |
19:The Roman poet Virgil, best known for his national epic the Aeneid, died. |
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