Births on March 2

Susanna M. Salter

Born on March 2, 1860

Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (d. 1961)

Susanna Madora Salter (née Kinsey; March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected to serve as mayor in the United States (Nancy Smith was the first woman elected mayor in the United States, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, but chose not to serve) and one of the first women to serve in any political office in the U.S.

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Events on 1860

27 May

Italian unification
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
7 Sep

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
20 Sep

Edward VII of the United Kingdom
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.
8 Oct

San Francisco
Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
26 Oct

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.

Births on March 2

Susanna M. Salter

Born on March 2, 1860

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Italian unification

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

San Francisco

Giuseppe Garibaldi