1727: James Wolfe is born. He is best remembered as the guy who gave the Frenchies the boot out of Canada.1757: The United Kingdom captures Calcutta, India.
1788: Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution.
1872: Brigham Young is arrested on charges of bigamy.
1900: John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
1905: During the Russo-Japanese War, Russia surrenders Port Arthur, China to the Japanese.
1904: James Longstreet, Confederate general dies.1788: Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution.
1872: Brigham Young is arrested on charges of bigamy.
1900: John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
1905: During the Russo-Japanese War, Russia surrenders Port Arthur, China to the Japanese.
1905: The Industrial Workers of the World forms.
1920: Isaac Asimov is born.
1923: US Interior Secretary Albert Fall resigns over the Teapot Dome Scandal.
1929: Canada and the US agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls.
1930: Julius LaRosa is born. He was a crooner of note, but he perhaps most famous for being fired on-air by Arthur Godfrey for refusing to take dance lessons.
1935: Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
1936: Roger Miller is born. He sang King of the Road and Dang Me. He also did the second-most creepy song about pre-teen alcohol abuse Chug-a-Lug. The first is White Lightning by George Jones. Somebody crossed it with Deep Space Nine, of all things:
1938: Serial killer Ian Brady is born. He and his girlfriend Myra Hindley killed at least five people in Britain in the 1960's.1920: Isaac Asimov is born.
1923: US Interior Secretary Albert Fall resigns over the Teapot Dome Scandal.
1929: Canada and the US agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls.1930: Julius LaRosa is born. He was a crooner of note, but he perhaps most famous for being fired on-air by Arthur Godfrey for refusing to take dance lessons.
1935: Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
1936: Roger Miller is born. He sang King of the Road and Dang Me. He also did the second-most creepy song about pre-teen alcohol abuse Chug-a-Lug. The first is White Lightning by George Jones. Somebody crossed it with Deep Space Nine, of all things: 1940: Jim Bakker is born.
1959: Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the USSR.
1965: The New York Jets sign Joe Namath.1959: Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the USSR.
1968: Cuba Gooding, Jr. is born.1974: Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum US speed limit to 55 MPH.
1974: Tex Ritter dies. "Tex Ritter...Tex Ritter?! And that's when I woke up!"
1990: Alan Hale, Jr dies. He played The Skipper (Captain Jonas Grumby) on Gilligan's Island and was in the MST3K "jiggle-fest" Angel's Revenge.1974: Tex Ritter dies. "Tex Ritter...Tex Ritter?! And that's when I woke up!"
Today in History elements mostly cribbed from The History Channel, Wikipedia, The New York Times, The Jewish World Review, The Writer's Almanac and anything else I can dig up
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