1780 - Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in the Caribbean, hitting Barbados first. Atlantic’s deadliest recorded hurricane.
1845 - Naval School (now called US Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis
1846 - Neptune’s moon Triton discovered by William Lassell
1899 - African-American inventor Issac R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame
1954 - Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after withdrawal of French troo…
