Historical Events
1770
James Cook formally claims the east coast of Australia for Britain.
1831
Nat Turner leads a major slave revolt in Virginia.
1959
Hawaii becomes the 50th US state.
1968
The Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia.
2017
A total solar eclipse crosses the continental United States.
Famous Birthdays
1789
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
French mathematician who made contributions to analysis and complex number theory.
1904
Count Basie
American jazz musician and bandleader.
1910
Mother Teresa
Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity.
1936
Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball player who scored 100 points in a single game.
1943
Larry Jordan
American experimental filmmaker.
