Birth anniversaries of Charles Darwin (1809-82) and Abraham Lincoln (1809-65).
Also the birth anniversary of WWII general Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
Happy Birthday! Joe Don Baker, Ehud Barak
1554 - Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days.
1733 - Savannah, GA, was founded by English colonist James Oglethorpe.
1880 - The National Croquet League was organized in Philadelphia, PA.
1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.
1973 - The State of Ohio went metric, becoming the first in the U.S. to post metric distance signs.
1998 - A U.S. federal judge declared that the presidential line-item veto was unconstitutional.
2003 - The U.N. nuclear agency declared North Korea in violation of international treaties. The complaint was sent to the Security Council.
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