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- 1800 – The 1800 United States presidential election was held from October 31 to December 3, 1800; four men ran against one another: incumbent John Adams (who was a Federalist), Charles Pinckney (also a Federalist), Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson (both of whom were Democratic-Republicans).
- 1912 – A passenger train collided with a freight train in the lower end of the Southern Railway yards. There were no injuries, but three freight cars loaded with oranges were destroyed. According to the Daily Progress, “many (people) seemed to forget that the oranges belonged to the railway company and carried off a quantity of fruit.” The wreck was cleared by evening.