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1992 Steven Brian Pennell, 1st execution in Delaware in 45 years at 34
1979 Ashley Anderson, Miss Delaware Teen USA 1996 1978 Cheryl Crowe, Miss Delaware Teen USA 1997 1978 Aimee Michelle Voshell, Felton Delaware, Miss America-Delaware 1997 1976 Jonathan Nichols, born in Wilmington, Delaware, dance skater, & Tami Tyler 1975 Jason Gleasman, born in Wilmington, Delaware, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler, 1996 Olympics 1975 8.5" (21.6 cm) of rainfall, Dover, Delaware (state record) 1975 Star Behl, Miss Delaware USA 1996 1971 Michelle Harris, born in Newark Delaware, Miss America-Delaware 1996 1970 John Mabry, Wilmington, Delaware, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1970 Susan Veasey, Wilmington, Delaware, LPGA golfer, University of S Fla 1969 Lisa Marie Munzert, New Castle Delaware, Miss Delaware-America 1991 1968 Dionna Harris, born in Wilmington Delaware, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympic gold 1958 Nancy J. Currie, born in Wilmington, Delaware, Major Army/astronaut, STS-57, 70, sk: 88 1957 Jim Woodward, Wilmington, Delaware, Nike golfer, 1994 Miss Gulf Coast-50th 1957 Judge Reinhold, Wilmington, Delaware, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1957 Cynthia Rothrock, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actress, Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory 1940 1st U.S. merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware 1939 1st commercial manufacture of nylon yarn, Seaford, Delaware 1939 Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware) 1931 "Papa" Dee Allen, born in Wilmington, Delaware, percussionist, War-World is a Ghetto 1930 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Millsboro, Delaware (state record) 1923 University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1899 Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress, 8 Commandments 1894 George Inness, U.S. landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 1893 -17 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Millsboro, Delaware (state record) 1879 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) 1861 Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy 1829 Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens 1825 George Inness, U.S. landscape painter, Delaware Water Gap 1822 Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Delaware Ohio, R, 19th President, 1877-81 1816 Emanuel Leutze, U.S., painter, Washington Crossing the Delaware 1796 John Middleton Clayton, Delaware, Sen-Del, U.S. Secretary of State, 1849 - 1850 1787 Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution 1776 Washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians 1776 George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from New Jersey 1776 Washington and his troops cross Delaware River 1746 Absalom Jones, Delaware, born into slavery 1728 Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1682 William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York 1682 Duke James of York gives Delaware to William Penn 1669 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery 1655 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft. Casimir from Swedish in Delaware 1639 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) 1638 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) 1637 Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 1609 Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay |
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