Quarterman Dates

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.com>]

   [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   1933: Prohibition repealed, AMENDMENT XXI Passed by Congress February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   repealed.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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