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.