On this day in history ..

1813 - Americans capture Frenchtown Canada
1840 - New Zealand settled by British
1850 - Alta California becomes a daily paper 1st such in Calif
1905 - Bloody Sunday; Russian demonstrators fired on by tsarist troops
1939 - Aquatic Park dedicated
1943 - Battle of Anzio Allies stopped on the beach
1947 - 1st coml TV station west of Mississippi opens Hollywood Ca
1949 - Chinatown telephone exchange closed
1968 - Apollo 5 launched to moon Unmanned lunar module tests made
1973 - Supreme Court approves abortions
1975 - Lansat 2 an Earth Resources Technology Satellite is launched
1981 - 40th Islander shut-out opponent - 3-0 vs Red Wings-Billy Smith 15th