Historical Events
1807
Robert E. Lee is born in Stratford Hall, Virginia.
1861
Georgia votes to secede from the United States.
1915
German zeppelins bomb Britain for the first time in World War I.
1966
Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India.
2001
Wikipedia is launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger.
Famous Birthdays
1736
James Watt
Scottish inventor whose improvements to the steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution.
1807
Robert E. Lee
Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War.
1809
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer of horror and detective fiction, including The Raven.
1943
Janis Joplin
American singer whose powerful blues-rock voice defined the 1960s counterculture.
1946
Dolly Parton
American country singer and philanthropist known for Jolene and I Will Always Love You.
