Today in history

1795: The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.

1818: “Academician” began publication in New York City.

1877: The first Guernsey Cattle Club was organized in New York City.

1882: The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.

1893: Elisha Gray patented a machine called the telautograph. It automatically signed autographs to documents.

1913: The Turks lost 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli.