Historical Events
1786
Davy Crockett is born in Tennessee.
1862
The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota.
1943
The Allies capture Sicily in World War II.
1969
Woodstock Music Festival ends.
1999
A devastating earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people.
Famous Birthdays
1786
Davy Crockett
American folk hero, frontiersman, and politician who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
1864
Marcus Garvey
Jamaican political activist who established the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
1890
Harry Hopkins
American social worker and one of FDR's closest advisers.
1933
Gary Larson
American cartoonist known for The Far Side.
1960
Sean Penn
American actor and director who won two Academy Awards.
