The History Daily - An Entertaining Look Back
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By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith
September 8, 2004 on this day:
In 1565 Spanish soldiers under the command of Pedro Menendez
de Aviles established a settlement that would become St. Augustine,
Florida. This was the first permanent European settlement in the
New World. The settlement at St. Augustine was originally
established to protect Spanish trade routes. In 1672 the Spanish
constructed the Castillo de San Marcos, a large fort that remains
largely intact.
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Also on this day:
In 1900 the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history hit Galveston,
Texas. Approximately eight thousand people died.
In 1974 U.S. president Gerald Ford issued a pardon to former
president Richard Nixon for "crimes he may have committed or
participated in while in office."
YESTERDAY'S QUESTION AND ANSWER: Who was the Chinese Empress
during the Boxer Rebellion? It was the Empress Dowager.
Bertram Workum sent the correct answer first.
TODAY'S QUESTION: What is the minimum wind speed for a tropical
storm to be classified as a hurricane?
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Copyright 2004 Trevor Smith
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