1803
The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory (828,000 square miles) from France for $15 million.
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed on April 30, 1803, and reached Washington, D.C. on July 4, 1803.
When it was all said and done, we spent less than 3 cents per acre!
1812
Louisiana became the 18th U.S. state of the Union!
The Pelican State is absolutely my FAVORITE state besides Kansas! What a great place!
1938
Happy Rabbit appeared in the Warner Brother’s cartoon Porky’s Hare Hunt!
This rabbit would later evolve into Bugs Bunny!
1945
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide. They had been married for one day.
One week later Germany surrendered unconditionally.
and then lastly…
Scary moment in sports!
1993
Monica Seles was stabbed in the back during a tennis match in Hamburg, Germany.
The man called himself a fan of Steffi Graf
He was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm
-Tyler Jackson
