Historical Events
627
The Battle of Nineveh: Byzantine forces defeat the Sassanid Persian army.
1787
Pennsylvania becomes the second US state to ratify the Constitution.
1900
Max Planck presents his quantum theory at a physics seminar in Berlin.
1901
Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal.
2000
The US Supreme Court stops the Florida recount; George W. Bush wins the presidency.
Famous Birthdays
1745
John Jay
American statesman and the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
1805
William Lloyd Garrison
American journalist who led the movement for the abolition of slavery.
1863
Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter known for The Scream.
1915
Frank Sinatra
American singer and actor known as "Ol' Blue Eyes" for My Way and New York, New York.
1959
Jennifer Connelly
Academy Award-winning American actress known for A Beautiful Mind.
