This Day in Delaware History:
1832 Governor David Hazzard pardoned Joseph Shelton of Kent County from having to be whipped and wearing a Roman "T" (thief) armband.
1896 The first Sussex County convention of Women Suffragists was held in Lewes.
1937 Hundreds were homeless as spring floods hit 5 states. A storm in Delaware killed 3 with damages mostly in the Bowers and Slaughter Beach areas.
1953 For the 2nd time in 6 months the Delaware Trust Company's Wilmington office was cleared when tear gas from its security system escaped and caused a great disruption.
Today's facts were compiled by historian Roger Martin and brought to you by the Delaware Public Archives. Visit http://archives.delaware.gov/ and discover what DPA has to offer!
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