Historical Events
1614
Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
1792
George Washington uses the first presidential veto.
1955
Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1994
Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, is found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
2010
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster: an explosion kills 29 miners in West Virginia.
Famous Birthdays
1588
Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher known for Leviathan and his social contract theory.
1827
Joseph Lister
British surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery.
1908
Herbert von Karajan
Austrian conductor who led the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years.
1916
Gregory Peck
Academy Award-winning actor known for To Kill a Mockingbird.
1937
Colin Powell
American general and statesman who served as Secretary of State.
