Historical Events
1065
Westminster Abbey is consecrated in London.
1832
John C. Calhoun becomes the first US Vice President to resign.
1895
Louis and Auguste Lumière conduct the first public projection of motion pictures.
1945
Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance.
1973
The Endangered Species Act is signed into US law.
Famous Birthdays
1856
Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States who created the League of Nations after WWI.
1879
Emile Boivin
French artist.
1885
Arthur Eddington
British astronomer who confirmed Einstein's general theory of relativity.
1932
Nichelle Nichols
American actress known for playing Uhura on Star Trek.
1946
Edgar Winter
American musician known for Frankenstein.
