Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 B.C., J.R.R. Tolkien 1892, Victor Borge 1909
Stephen Stills 1945 - Musician (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills and Nash), Mel Gibson 1956 - Actor ("Braveheart," "Lethal Weapon" movies), Danica McKellar 1975 - Actress ("The Wonder Years")
1777 - The Battle of Princeton took place in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated the British forces, led by Cornwallis.
1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.
1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.
1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet."
1957 - The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch.
1990 - Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.
No comments:
Post a Comment