October 21
1797- The navy frigate U.S. Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," was launched in Boston Harbor.
1805- Admiral Horatio Nelson died in the Battle of Trafalgar.
1837- Seminole chief Osceola was captured as he carried a white flag of truce during the Second Seminole War. (indians move to oklahoma)
1879- Thomas Edison invented a workable incandescent electric lamp.
1959- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened to the public in New York City.
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