On July 11, 1804, in one of the most famous duels in American
history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot his long-time
political antagonist Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, a leading
Federalist and the chief architect of America’s political
economy, died the following day.

 
Alexander Hamilton
(January 11, 1755, or 1757 – July 12, 1804)

The guns used in the duel are on display at the New York headquarters of J.P. Morgan Chase.

Aaron Burr Jr.
(February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836)

On July 11, 1914, in his major league debut, George Herman
“Babe” Ruth pitched seven strong innings to lead the Boston
Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (now known as the
Cleveland Guardians), 4-3.

On July 10, 1893, trailblazing physician Daniel Hale Williams
successfully performed one of the world’s first open-heart
surgeries at Provident Hospital in Chicago. Not only is he a
pioneer of the procedure; he is one of just three African
American physicians practicing in Chicago at a time when
many white-run hospitals refused to treat Black patients—
much less hire Black doctors.

Born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1856,
Williams worked as a shoemaker’s apprentice and a barber
before graduating from Chicago Medical College in 1883.

Dr. Williams opened Provident Hospital in Chicago,
Illinois, which is known to be the first Black-owned
hospital in the nation.

Birdseye view of San Francisco from 1846 showing the
harbor and streets of early San Francisco.

An American naval captain, John Montgomery led a party of
marines and sailors ashore. They met no resistance and
claimed the settlement of Yerba Buena for the United States,
raising the American flag in the central plaza. They occupied
the small settlement that would later be called San Francisco.

John Berrien Montgomery
(1794 – March 25, 1872)

The 1847 Battle of Santa Clara, the only major engagement
to take place in the Bay Area.

Howdy Doody was broadcast on the NBC television network from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer of children’s programming and set the pattern for
many similar shows.