[1]Tomorrow:
December 5
1492: Columbus discovers Hispaniola,
1695: Darien Directors summoned by Lords, London Directors of the
Company are ordered to appear before the Lords.
1695: Settlers sail from Dorchester, Mass., `` `December 5, 1695, the
church for Carolina set sail from Boston.' on the brigantine
Friendship, Captain Hill.'' -- church records, quoted by Stacy in his
History. Source: Stacy-H
1699: Darien to Jamaica, Agree to send 500 men and all the women to
Jamaica.
1933: Prohibition repealed, AMENDMENT XXI Passed by Congress February
20, 1933. Ratified December 5, 1933. Section 1. The Eighteenth article
of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby
repealed. Section 2. The transportation or importation into any State,
Territory, or Possession of the United States for delivery or use
therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is
hereby prohibited.
References
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