Historical Events
1732
George Washington is born at Pope's Creek, Virginia.
1819
Spain cedes Florida to the United States under the Adams-Onís Treaty.
1924
Calvin Coolidge becomes the first US President to deliver a radio address.
1980
The "Miracle on Ice" happens as the US hockey team defeats the Soviet Union at the Lake Placid Olympics.
1997
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, is announced to the world.
Famous Birthdays
1732
George Washington
1st President of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
1788
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher known for The World as Will and Representation.
1857
Heinrich Hertz
German physicist who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves.
1900
Luis Buñuel
Spanish filmmaker and pioneer of surrealist cinema.
1975
James Blunt
British singer known for You're Beautiful.
