Historical Events
1830
The first passenger railroad opens in the US with Tom Thumb locomotive race.
1898
Caleb Bradham names his fizzy drink "Pepsi-Cola."
1955
Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi; his death galvanizes the civil rights movement.
1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
1988
Three Italian jets collide at an air show in West Germany, killing 70 spectators.
Famous Birthdays
1749
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer whose works include Faust and The Sorrows of Young Werther.
1899
Charles Boyer
French actor known for his romantic roles.
1944
David Soul
American actor and singer known for Starsky and Hutch.
1969
Jack Black
American actor and musician known for School of Rock and Kung Fu Panda.
1982
LeAnn Rimes
American country singer who became the youngest artist to win a Grammy Award.
