Historical Events
1746
The Battle of Culloden ends the last Jacobite rising in Scotland.
1912
Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
1943
Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the effects of LSD.
2007
The Virginia Tech massacre: a gunman kills 32 students and faculty members.
2013
Two explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line kill 3 people and wound 264.
Famous Birthdays
1660
Hans Sloane
British physician whose collection formed the basis of the British Museum.
1867
Wilbur Wright
American aviation pioneer who co-invented the airplane with his brother Orville.
1889
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker who dominated the silent film era.
1921
Peter Ustinov
British actor who won two Academy Awards for Spartacus and Topkapi.
1971
Selena
American singer known as the "Queen of Tejano music," killed in 1995.
