January 11, 2015

January 11th in History Part I


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On January 11th in 1759 - 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia

On January 11th in 1775 - Francis Salvador took his seat on the South Carolina Provincial Congress. He was the first Jew to hold an elected office in the Americas

On January 11th in 1785 - Continental Congress convenes in NYC

On January 11th in 1794 - Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court papers, the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties.

On January 11th in 1803 - Monroe & Livingston sail for Paris to buy port of New Orleans, they end up completing the Louisiana Purchase

On January 11th in 1805 - President Thomas Jefferson created the Michigan Territory


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