Historical Events
1305
Sir William Wallace, Scottish rebel leader, is captured and turned over to the English.
1861
The United States federal income tax is first levied.
1962
Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles.
1981
President Reagan fires 11,359 striking air traffic controllers.
2010
The Copiapó mine accident traps 33 Chilean miners underground for 69 days.
Famous Birthdays
1623
John Witherspoon
American clergyman who signed the Declaration of Independence.
1802
Niels Henrik Abel
Norwegian mathematician who proved the unsolvability of the quintic equation.
1906
John Huston
American film director known for The Maltese Falcon and The African Queen.
1930
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and the first human to walk on the Moon.
1964
Adam Yauch
American rapper and co-founder of the Beastie Boys.
