Manhattan Discovered

• In 1607, English explorer Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island. He sailed the coastal lands for 10 days and then traveled up the river now named for him.
  
  

Cities

• Chicago traces its development to city planner Daniel H. Burnham, who was born on this date in 1846. The city of Los Angeles was founded in 1871 when 44 settlers from Mexico established a pueblo in southern California, thereby securing Spanish holdings in the area.
  
  

Self-Serve Buffet

• In 1885, the Exchange Buffet in Manhattan opened its doors to men only. As the first self-serve restaurant in the country, it had no tables so diners had to stand to eat.
  
  

Geronimo Surrenders

• Apache Chief Geronimo surrendered to the United States forces in 1886. This ended a 30-year struggle over tribal homelands in the southwest.
  
  

Segregation

• In 1957, National Guard troops prevented nine African American students from entering Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas under orders from Governor Orval Faubus. The governor acted in defiance of the Supreme Court's decision to end school segregation.
  
  

Olympic Record Set

• U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz became the first Olympic athlete to win seven gold medals during a single Olympiad during the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany.