1774: Elizabeth Bayley Seton born (saint)
1831: Lucy Ware Webb Hayes born (First Lady)
1824: Clara Erskine Clement (Waters) born (traveler, writer)
1862: Belle Boyd released from a Union prison in Washington, DC
1913: At The Hague (International Court of Justice), Queen Wilhelmina opened the Peace Palace, a gift from Andrew Carnegie, to house the Permanent Court of Arbitration (established 1899).
1917: Ten suffragists arrested for picketing at the White House
1933: Cecile de Wentworth died (painter)
1996: Prince Charles and Princess Diana were officially divorced
Quote for Today
Justice and Mercy should go together. -- Lucy Hayes, First Lady
1865 - about the Civil War
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