1792: US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance
1872: New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opens
1873: British Naval Officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and claims it for Britain
1938: UK Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden resigns stating Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has appeased Nazi Germany
1947: Earl Mountbatten of Burma appointed as last viceroy of India to oversee the move to independence
Source: Onthisday.com
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