On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the
Treaty of Paris, ending the War for Independence.
In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty
of Paris because the Treaty of Paris was also the name
of the agreement that had ended the Seven Years’ War in
1763.
Britain officially agreed to recognize the independence of
its 13 former colonies as the new United States of America.
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Jesse Bennett (July 10, 1769 – July 13, 1842).
A physician named Dr. Jesse Bennett is recorded as the first
doctor to successfully perform a C-section in the US after it
was requested during a difficult labor. The patient? His wife.
Bennett became active in civic affairs in the newly formed
Mason County (now Mason County, West Virginia). He was
appointed Major of the Mason County Militia in 1804 and
represented Mason County in the Virginia Assembly.
Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their final concert
with Ross as lead on January 14, 1970, at the Frontier Hotel
in Las Vegas, where Jean Terrell was introduced as her
successor, marking the official end of an iconic era and
beginning Ross’s solo career.
The emotional show, featuring their greatest hits, was later
released as the live album Farewell.
Diana Ross will be 82 years young in March.
