1479: Treaty of Alcaçovas: Portugal gives the Canary Islands to Castile in exchange for claims in West Africa
1836: Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting 1,500-3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182-257 Texans including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett
1857: Dred Scott Decision: US Supreme Court rules Africans cannot be US citizens
1869: Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table of the elements to the Russian Chemical Society
1899: “Aspirin” (acetylsalicylic acid) patented by Felix Hoffmann at German company Bayer
Source: Onthisday.com
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