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* – Jacob Haish, DeKalb, Illinois, Improvement in Wire-fence Barbs – " single piece of wire bent into the form of the letter S " so that both strands are clasped ( 1875 )
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* 1808 – John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
* 1942 – Jacob Zuma, African politician, President of South Africa
* 1654 – Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam.
* 1962 – Jacob Matlala, South African boxer
Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Jacob Johnson ( 1778 – 1812 ) and Mary (" Polly ") McDonough ( 1783 – 1856 ), a seamstress and the daughter of Andrew McDonough.
* 1955 – Jacob Lew, American politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff
* 1722 – The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
* 1489 – Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer ( d. 1553 )
* 1996 – Jacob Latimore, American singer and actor
* 1978 – Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
* 1876 – Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher and politician ( d. 1958 )
The element was isolated independently by two chemists, Carl Jacob Löwig and Antoine Jerome Balard, in 1825 – 1826.
Prince Eugene of Savoy ( 1663 – 1736 ) by Jacob van Schuppen.
* Project Gutenberg's The Balkan Wars: 1912 – 1913, by Jacob Gould Schurman
Hans ' great-great grandson, David Jacob Eisenhower ( 1863 – 1942 ), was Dwight's father, and was a college-educated engineer, despite his own father Jacob's urging to stay on the family farm.
* 1654 – Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician ( d. 1705 )
Edvard Munch was related to painter Jacob Munch ( 1776 – 1839 ) and historian Peter Andreas Munch ( 1810 – 1863 ).
* 1973 – Jacob M. Appel, American bioethicist
* 1761 – Jacob Kimball, Jr., American composer ( d. 1826 )
* 1927 – Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch pilot ( d. 1977 )
Hans Egede's Hope Colony was organized under the auspices of the Bergen Greenland Company prior to its bankruptcy in 1727 ; it was succeeded by the merchant Jacob Severin ( 1733 – 1749 ), the General Trade Company ( Det almindelige Handelskompagni ; 1749 – 1774 ), and finally the Royal Greenland Trading Department ( KGH ; 1776 – 1908 ).
– and Haish
* May – Henry Rose exhibits barbed wire at an Illinois county fair, which is taken up by Joseph Glidden and Jacob Haish, who invent a machine to mass-produce it.
– and DeKalb
* 2008 – Northern Illinois University shooting: a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall of the DeKalb County, Illinois university resulting in 6 fatalities ( including gunman ) and 18 injuries.
* – Henry Rose, DeKalb County, Illinois, Improvement in Wire-fences – " strips provided with metal points " ( 1873 )
* – Isaac Ellwood, DeKalb, Illinois Improvement in Barbed Fences – " single piece of metal with four points, attached to a flat rail " ( February, 1874 )
* – Joseph Glidden, DeKalb, Illinois, Improvement in Wire-fences – twisted fence wires with short spur coiled around one of the strands ( November, 1874 ) This became the most popular patent.
* DeKalb School of the Arts, a grades 8 – 12 public school in DeKalb County, GA
Furthermore, DeKalb County saw the highest death toll in Alabama during a massive tornadic system in late April 2011 April 25 – 28, 2011 tornado outbreak, with 31 deaths reported in the county.
* DeKalb County, Georgia – west
* DeKalb County, Georgia – north
Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park ( 1811 – 1868 ), the city is the county seat of DeKalb County.
1, pp. 1 – 21, DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University English Department.
* December 31 – Singer-songwriter and actor Ricky Nelson and six others die in the crash of a Douglas DC-3 near DeKalb, Texas.
* On August 1, 1920, subway service on the Brooklyn – Manhattan Transit Corporation's Brighton Beach Line officially began upon opening of Montague Street Tunnel and a two track line connecting Prospect Park and DeKalb Avenue.
The neighborhood is served by the New York City Subway at DeKalb Avenue ( trains ), Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center ( trains ), Lafayette Avenue ( trains ), and Fulton Street ( train ).
* 1928 – 29: Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, Illinois, United States.
Township Line Road ( formerly West Overbrook Station ), Roberts Road ( formerly Rosemont Station ), Stadium – Ithan Avenue ( formerly Stadium Station ) and DeKalb Street ( formerly King Manor Station ).
The university's DeKalb campus is in the process of a residential renaissance to ensure future students are able to obtain the best living and learning environment possible – from state-of-the-art new, technologically sophisticated residence halls built around a neighborhood theme with full amenities, to comfortable, functional public spaces.
* Clinton Rosette ( 1850 – 1909 ), a prominent citizen of DeKalb, Illinois
Major subway stops include: Jefferson Street, DeKalb Avenue, Myrtle – Wyckoff Avenues, Halsey Street, Wilson Ave, and Bushwick-Aberdeen on the BMT Canarsie Line (); Central Avenue, Knickerbocker Avenue, Myrtle – Wyckoff Avenues on the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line (); and Flushing Av, Myrtle Avenue, Koscuisko Street, Gates Avenue, Halsey Street, Chauncey on the BMT Jamaica Line () and ( Z ).
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On May 9 – 10, 1860, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur.
* 1860 – The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints — later renamed Community of Christ — is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois
* 1979 – The roof of the uncompleted Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois collapses, killing 5 workers and injuring 16.
* 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
* 1812 – War of 1812: The Battle of Fort Dearborn is fought between United States troops and Potawatomi at what is now Chicago, Illinois.
* 1968 – Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
* 1990 – The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
* 1969 – The " Chicago Eight " plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
* 1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival.
* 1956 – In Chicago, Illinois, videotape is first demonstrated.
Albert Goodwill Spalding ( Byron, Illinois September 2, 1850 – September 9, 1915 in Point Loma, San Diego, California ) was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A. G. Spalding sporting goods company.
* 1949 – A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
* Johnny Appleseed John Chapman ( September 26, 1774 – March 18, 1845 ), also known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
* University of Illinois, Urbana – Champaign ( UIUC ACM )
The squadron canceled performances at the Rockford, Illinois Airfest 4 – 5 June and the Evansville, Indiana Freedom Festival Air Show 11 – 12 June to allow additional practice and demonstration training under McWherter's leadership.
After serving as visiting professor at Harvard University in 1958, and the University of Illinois and the University of California, Berkeley in 1959 – 60, he resigned his post in Singapore at the University of Malaya to become an independent writer and celebrity.
During the season, the Bears played their home games at the University of Illinois ' Memorial Stadium in Champaign, where they went 3 – 5.
* Chicago, Illinois ( 1882 – 1906, the Chicago City Railway )
* 1818 – Illinois becomes the 21st U. S. state.
* 1958 – The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago, Illinois, kills 92 children and three nuns.
* 2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.
Additionally, Rumsfeld was a four-term U. S. Congressman from Illinois ( 1962 – 1969 ), Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity ( 1969 – 1970 ), Counsellor
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