Birth anniversary today Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Happy Birthday! Tom Arnold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Dave Gilmour
1521 - Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam.
1836 - The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended. The Mexican army of three thousand men defeated the 189 Texas volunteers.
1857 - The U.S. Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision ruled that blacks could not sue in federal court to be citizens.
1899 - Aspirin was patented by German researchers Felix Hoffman and Hermann Dreser.
1939 - In Spain, Jose Miaja took over the Madrid government after a military coup and vowed to seek "peace with honor."
1944 - During World War II, U.S. heavy bombers began the first American raid on Berlin. Allied planes dropped 2000 tons of bombs.
1960 - Switzerland granted women the right to vote in municipal elections.
1967 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced his plan to establish a draft lottery.
1970 - Charles Manson released his album "Lies" to finance his defense against murder charges.
1973 - U.S. President Richard Nixon imposed price controls on oil and gas.
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