Historical Events
1793
France declares war on Britain and the Netherlands, expanding the French Revolutionary Wars.
1865
President Lincoln signs the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.
1960
Four Black college students begin a sit-in at a Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, NC.
2003
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates on reentry, killing all 7 crew members.
2004
Facebook is founded by Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard University.
Famous Birthdays
1901
Clark Gable
American actor known as "The King of Hollywood" for roles in Gone with the Wind.
1902
Langston Hughes
American poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
1918
Muriel Spark
Scottish novelist known for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
1968
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter and daughter of Elvis Presley.
1985
Ronda Rousey
American mixed martial artist and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
