Amerigo Vespucci 1454, Mickey Spillane 1918 - Author, Yuri Gagarin 1934
Mark Lindsay 1942 - Singer (Paul Revere & the Raiders), Linda Fiorentino 1960 - Actress, Juliette Binoche 1964 - Actress
1820 - The U.S. Congress passed the Land Act that paved the way for westward expansion of North America.
1862 - During the U.S. Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia fought to a draw in a five-hour battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
1916 - Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico. 17 people were killed by the 1,500 horsemen.
1936 - The German press warned that all Jews who vote in the upcoming elections would be arrested.
1959 - Mattel introduced Barbie at the annual Toy Fair in New York.
1964 - Production began on the first Ford Mustang.
1975 - Work began on the Alaskan oil pipeline.
1977 - About a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in Washington, DC. They killed one person and took more than 130 hostages. The siege ended two days later.
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