2002 Super Bowl XXXVI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams 20-17
1997 Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots 35-21
1996 Parlisha Williams (Louisiana) crowned Ms Black USA Metroplex
1996 Ali Landry, 22, (Louisiana), crowned 45th Miss USA
1994 13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 60-59
1992 Jim Garrison, Louisiana DA (investigate John F. Kennedy assassination), dies at 70
1991 Houston QB David Klingler sets NCAA record with 6 touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter as the Cougars clobbered Louisiana Tech 73-3
1991 College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3
1990 Supreme Court rejects appeal from retarded man, Dalton Prejean, condemned to death for murdering a Louisiana state trooper in 1977
1988 7th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Louisiana Tec beat Auburn 56-54
1987 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44
1982 Pan Am Boeing 727 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing 153
1980 Andee Pickens, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics
1979 Sarah Price, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1997
1977 Kimi Fairchild, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1996
1977 Brent Roberts, Leesville, Louisiana, diver 1996 Olympics
1976 Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, Louisiana, tennis star, 1996 Australian Open doubles
1975 Karmyn Tyler, Shreveport Louisiana, Miss America-Louisiana 1996
1975 1st NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston beats Saints 13-7
1975 Louisiana Superdome is dedicated
1974 Leonardo DiCaprio, born in Louisiana, actor, Luke-Growing Pains, Romeo and Juliet
1974 Warren Morris, Alexandria, Louisiana, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze
1973 Jason Williams, Gonzales, Louisiana, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze
1973 Christie Clark, Louisiana, actress, Carrie Brady-Days of Our Life
1973 Ali Landry, Louisiana, Miss Universe-USA 1996
1972 Jared Leto, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, actor, Jordan-My So Called Life
1972 Danielle Scott, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1972 Andrew Pettitte, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher, New York Yankees
1972 Erika Rachael Schwarz, Folsom, Louisiana, Miss America, Louisiana-2nd-1997
1972 Shae Marks, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, playmate, May, 1994
1971 Alyson Habetz, Crowley, Louisiana, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Andy Sheets, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, infielder for the Seattle Mariners
1971 Construction begins on Louisiana Superdome
1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana
1971 Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi and Louisiana killing 117
1970 Chad Ogea, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1970 LaMark Carter, Shreveport Louisiana, triple jumper
1970 Lindsay Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie
1970 Sidney Greenbush, Louisiana, twin actress, Carrie-Little House on Prairie
1970 Shannon Lemora, born in Baton Rouge Louisiana, 1.5k runner
1969 Hurricane Camille, kills 256 in Miss and Louisiana
1969 Eddie Garcia, born in Louisiana, actor/musician, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You
1969 National Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1969 Jarrod Hanks, born in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. gymnist, Olympic-92, 96
1969 Toby Borland, Quitman, Louisiana, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1969 Lyle Mouton, Lafayette, Louisiana, outfielder, Chicago White Sox
1969 Traci Adell, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, playmate, July, 1994
1968 Linnea Marie Fayard, Shrevept, Louisiana, Miss Louisiana-America, 1991-5th
1968 Shane Reynolds, born in Bastrop, Louisiana, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1967 Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1967 WGNO TV channel 26 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting
1967 John Lovell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tornado yachter, Olympics-8th-1996
1967 Harry Connick, Jr., New Orleans Louisiana, singer, We Are in Love
1967 Pat Listach, born in Natchitoches, Louisiana, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
1967 Pat Rapp, born in Jennings, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1967 William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston
1967 David Wayne Toms, Monroe, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1992 Northern Telecom-3rd
1966 Gwendolyn Hajek, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, playmate, September, 1987
1966 Albert Belle, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, outfielder, Indians, White Sox
1966 Gerald Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, outfielder, New York Yankees
1966 Mindy Cohn, Louisiana, actress, Facts of Life
1965 Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75
1965 Hurricane Betsy kills 75 in Louisiana and Florida
1965 Jim Bullinger, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1965 Barry Manuel, born in Mamou, Louisiana, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1965 Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa, Louisiana, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1965 Lenny Webster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, catcher for the Montreal Expos
1964 Darryl Hamilton, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, outfielder for the Texas Rangers
1964 Eddie Williams, born in Sheveport, Louisiana, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1964 Terry Mathews, Alexandria, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1964 Faith Ford, born in Louisiana, actress, Another World, Corky-Murphy Brown
1964 Jack Pennick, actor (Lady From Louisiana), dies at 68
1964 Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, Louisiana, actress, Little House on the Prairie
1964 Kelly Michael Gibson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-7th
1964 Will Clark, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, infielder for the Texas Rangers
1964 Most lopsided high-school basketball score 211-29 (Louisiana)
1963 Karl Malone, born in Summeerfield, Louisiana, NBA forward, Utah, Oly-2 gold-92, 96
1963 Devin Renee De Vasquez, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, playmate, June, 1985, actress
1963 Deb Richard, born in Abbeville, Louisiana, LPGA golfer, 1991 Women's Kemper Open
1963 Kathy Ireland, model and actress, Alien From, Louisiana, Side Out
1963 Norm Charlton, born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1962 Holly Gagnier, Louisiana, actress, One Life to Live
1962 Chuck Finley, Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher for the California Angels
1962 Eric Johnson, Seaside OR, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Louisiana Open-3rd
1962 55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana, state record
1961 Wynton Marsalis, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Grammy 1983
1960 Marvin Clyde Goodwin, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List
1959 Kim Bauer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, LPGA golfer, 1993 Minnesota LPGA Classic-30th
1959 WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 Steven Rock-Savage, Mellville Louisiana, LSU, actor
1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show
1958 Hal Evan Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1982 Walt Disney
1958 Sammy Kershaw, Kaplan, Louisiana, country vocalist, Cadillac Style
1958 Ellen DeGeneres, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comediene, Ellen Morgan-Ellen
1958 Donna Rice, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, model/Gary Hart's lover
1957 Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1957 WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 Hurricane Audrey, kills 526 in Louisiana and Texas
1957 Domonic L Pudwill Gorie, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USN/astronaut, sk: STS-91
1957 Evelyn Ashford, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 100m runner, Oly-4 gold-1976, 84
1957 WYES TV channel 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana (PBS) begins broadcasting
1957 Sabrina Le Beauf, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Sondra-Crosby Show
1956 Michael S Brainard, Louisiana, actor, Joey-All My Children, Santa Barbara
1956 Rhonda Shear, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comedian, Up All Night
1956 James Donald Halsell, Jr., Monroe, Louisiana, astronaut, STS 65, 74, 83, 94
1956 Bill Murchison, Jr., Lake Charles, Louisiana, Nike golfer, 1994 Boise Open-2nd
1955 Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL QB, Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins
1955 Pamela Theresa Jiles, born in Louisiana, 4X400m relayer 1976 Olympics silver
1955 Kix Brooks, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Brooks and Dunn-Brand New Man
1955 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show
1955 Guy Gallo, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, writer, Under the Volcano
1954 Christopher S. Nelson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Sons and Daughters
1952 Eric Laneuville, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Larry-Room 222, St. Elsewhere
1952 Barry Champagne, born in Louisiana, stunt coorindator, Licence to Kill
1950 Richard Keith, Lafayette, Louisiana, actor, Little Ricky-I Love Lucy
1950 Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978
1949 Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver, Louisiana, actress, Alien, Working Girl
1949 Douglas Fred Tewell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Sea Pines
1949 Brenda Sykes, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Ozzie's Girls, Getting Straight
1949 Hank Williams, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, country singer, Honky Tonk
1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 Marshall Colt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Eric-Lottery
1948 Bryant Gumbel, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, sportscaster/TV host, Today Show
1948 Tom Scott, Louisiana, saxophonist/bandleader, Pat Sajak Show
1948 Carl Weathers, New Orlean, Louisiana, actor, Apollo Creed-Rocky
1947 John Larroquette, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Dan Fielding-Night Court
1947 Charlie Joiner, Many, Louisiana, NFL receiver, Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego
1947 James Harris, born in Monroe, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Buffalo, Louisiana, San Diego
1947 "Louisiana Lady" closes at Century Theater New York City after 4 performances
1947 "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater New York City for 4 performances
1947 Bobby Kimball, [Robert Toteaux], Vinton, Louisiana, rocker, Toto-Roseann
1947 Ry[land] Cooder, born in Louisiana, blues guitarist, Crossroads
1946 Jo-el Sonnier, Rayne, Louisiana, country singer, Louisiana
1946 Cynthia Gregory, born in Louisiana, ballerina, New York Ballet Co
1946 Diane Keaton, born in Louisiana, actress, Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl
1945 John Densmore, Louisiana, drummer, Doors-C'mon Light My Fire
1945 Tricia O'Neal, born in Shreveport Louisiana, actress, Piranha Part II
1944 Cathy Lee Crosby, Louisiana, actress, Coach, That's Incredible
1944 Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man
1944 Jesse Winchester, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer and songwriter, Learn to Love it
1944 Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana
1944 Charley Musselwhite, blues musician, Stand Back, Louisiana Fog
1943 Randy Newman, New Orleans, vocalist, Short People, Love, Louisiana, Raindrops
1943 Billy Swan, Cape Giradeau, Louisiana, rocker, I Can Help
1943 James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, 1968 Olympics gold
1942 Carole Wells, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1941 Anne Rice, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, author, Interview with a Vampire
1941 William H Gray III, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rep-D-PA, 1978-
1941 Brenton Wood, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, rocker, Gimme Little Sign
1941 Paul Winfield, Louisiana, actor, Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack
1940 Dr. John, [Rebennack], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, I Was in Right Place
1940 Roy Ayers, Louisiana, disco jazz artist, Fever, You Send Me
1940 Jimmy Clanton, Baton Rogue, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Just a Dream
1940 Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in New York City
1939 Hugh Delane Thompson, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1991 MONY Syracuse
1939 Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Sea Cruise
1939 Marco St. John, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Rayford-Ball Four
1938 Ishmael Reed, U.S., author, Last Days of Louisiana Red
1937 Art Neville, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, Neville Brothers
1937 Dustin Hoffman, born in Louisiana, actor, Graduate, Tootsie, Kramer vs Kramer
1937 Craig Breedlove, born in Louisiana, auto-racing champion, 613 MPH-Spirit of America
1937 Garrett Morris, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, SNL, Martin, Carwash
1936 114 degrees F (46 degrees C) at Plain Dealing, Louisiana (state record)
1936 Mickey Gilley, born in Ferriday, Louisiana, country singer, Urban Cowboy
1936 Ernie K-Doe, [Ernest Kador Jr], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, rocker
1936 Doug Kershaw, Louisiana, plays electric fiddle
1935 Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Feriday, Louisiana, country singer, Whole Lotta Shakin'
1935 Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15 hours in Senate's longest speech on record (150,000 words)
1934 Van Cliburn, Jr., [Harvey Lavan], Louisiana, pianist, Tchaikovsky 1958
1934 Dwayne Hickman, Louisiana, actor, Dobie Gillis, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1934 Bill Russell, Monroe, Louisiana, NBAer, Boston Celtics, Oly-gold-56
1933 Floyd Cramer, Louisiana, cowboy singer, Last Date, On the Rebound
1933 Donna Douglas, [Dot Smith], Pride, Louisiana, actress, Beverly Hillbillies
1933 Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, Louisiana, actor, 77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper
1933 Lloyd Price, born in Kenner, Louisiana, singer, Just Because
1933 Sheree North, [Dawn Bethel], Louisiana, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show
1931 Miller Barber, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1968 Byron Nelson Classic
1928 Ed Nelson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider
1928 Earl Holliman, born in Delhi, Louisiana, actor, Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic
1928 Antione "Fats" Domino, NO, Louisiana, rhythm and blues pianist, Blueberry Hill
1927 Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer, 8 Coty Awards
1927 Pat Carroll, Shrevport, Louisiana, comedienne/actress, Make Room for Daddy
1927 Norman Treigle, New Orleans Louisiana, bass-baritone
1927 Val Dufour, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Eugenie Grandet, Another World
1926 Webb Pierce, born in West Monroe, Louisiana, country singer, Ozark Jubilee
1926 Marilyn Monroe, [Norma Jean Mortenson], Louisiana, actress, Some Like It Hot
1926 Marguerite Piazza, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, operatic soprano, Young Broadway
1925 Virginia Hewitt, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Carol-Space Patrol
1925 Jeffrey Hunter, Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage
1925 Gloria DeHaven, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Bog, Yellow Cab Man, Irene-Nakia
1925 Clifton Chenier, born in Opelousas, Louisiana, blues singer, Bayou Blues
1925 Gwen Verdon, born in Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer, Cotton Club, Sweet Charity
1924 Truman Capote, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, author, In Cold Blood
1924 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Vinton, Louisiana, blues singer, Mary is Fine
1922 Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World
1922 WAAB (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) becomes 1st U.S. radio station with "W" calls
1921 Frank McGee, Monroe, Louisiana, news anchor, NBC Evening News
1920 Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill
1920 Bill Monroe, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, newscaster, NBC-TV, Congressional Report
1919 Joseph Albert Wapner, Louisiana, judge, People's Court
1917 Faye Emerson, born in Elizabeth, Louisiana, actress, I've Got a Secret
1917 Al "Lash" LaRue, born in Gretna, Louisiana, actor, Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp
1917 Virginia Grey, born in Louisiana, actress, Another Thin Man, Idiot's Delight, Idaho
1914 Ray Walston, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees
1914 Dorothy Lamour, [Kaumeyer], NO, Louisiana, actress, Road to Bali, Road to Rio
1914 Howard K Smith, Louisiana, TV newsman, ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate
1913 Smiley Lewis, Louisiana, vocalist, I Hear You Knockin'
1912 Louis Prima, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, That Old Black Magic
1910 Joel Fluellen, Louisiana, actor, Burning Cross, Learning Tree
1910 Kitty Carlisle Hart, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Animal Crackers
1908 Willie Bryant, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Sugar Hill Times
1907 Connee Boswell, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Pete Kelly's Blue
1906 John Carroll, [Julian LaFaye], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Wolf Call
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St. Louis
1902 Arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author, 100 years of negro freedom
1902 Mantan Moreland, Monroe, Louisiana, comedian, Charlie Chan, Spirit of Youth
1902 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin
1900 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz musician, Hello Dolly
1899 -16 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Minden Louisiana (state record)
1899 -1 degrees F (-18 degrees C) New Orleans, Louisiana
1898 Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters
1895 Jack Pennick, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Lady From Louisiana
1893 Spencer Williams, born in Vidalia, Louisiana, actor, Andy-Amos 'n' Andy
1890 Louisiana legalized prize fighting
1890 Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny
1888 Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist, Rock Island Line
1873 Colfax Massacre in Grant Parish Louisiana (60 blacks killed)
1873 P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor
1869 Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law
1868 1st black elected to Congress (John W Menard, Louisiana)
1868 John Menard of Louisiana is 1st black elected to Congress
1868 Opelousas Massacre at St. Landry Parish Louisiana (200 blacks killed)
1868 Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana
1868 Oscar J. Dunn, is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana
1868 Louisiana voters approve new constitution
1867 Madame C J Walker, Louisiana, cosmetic mogul
1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Henrik Ibsen's plays
1864 Battle of Yellow Bayou, Louisiana (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks)
1864 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault
1864 Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign)
1864 Battle of Cane River, Louisiana (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry)
1864 Battle of Blair's Landing Louisiana
1864 Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 2870 causalities
1864 Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana Federals routed by Gen Richard Taylor
1864 Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana
1864 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana
1864 Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, Louisiana
1864 Union troops occupy Fort de Russy, Louisiana
1863 Battle of Grand Coteau, Louisiana
1863 Battle of Bayou La Fourche, Louisiana
1863 Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana
1863 Siege on Port Hudson, Louisiana begins
1863 R Grierson's: La Grange, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1863 Battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana (Ft. Bisland)
1863 Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche Louisiana
1862 Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana
1862 Federal troops occupies Baton Rouge Louisiana
1862 Battle of Ft. Jackson, Ft. St. Philip and New Orlean's, Louisiana
1861 Union blockades New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile Alabama
1861 Louisiana delegation except Mr. Bouligny withdraws from Congress
1861 State of Louisiana takes over U.S. Mint at New Orleans
1861 Louisiana becomes 6th state to secede
1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe
1856 Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana
1855 Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine
1838 Henry Hobson Richardson, St. James, Louisiana, Romanesque revival architect
1837 Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt Governor, Louisiana
1835 Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at New Orleans Louisiana
1831 Louisiana and Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday
1812 Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"
1812 Eastern Louisiana admitted as 18th U.S. state
1811 Louisiana slaves rebell in 2 parishes
1804 Lewis and Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase
1804 Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana
1804 Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase
1803 Louisiana Purchase formally transferred from France to U.S. for $27M
1803 Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France
1803 U.S. Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase
1803 U.S. doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase
1800 Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty
1788 Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana
1766 Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French
1762 Spain acquires Louisiana
1718 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, found
1716 1st slaves arrive in Louisiana
1687 Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, Fren explorer (Louisiana), killed at 43
1682 Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France
1643 Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, France, French explorer, Louisiana
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