Historical Events
1040
Lady Godiva supposedly rides naked through the streets of Coventry.
1553
Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England.
1925
The Scopes Monkey Trial: John Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution.
1962
Telstar 1, the first privately funded space satellite, is launched.
1973
The Bahamas gains its independence from Britain.
Famous Birthdays
1509
John Calvin
French Reformed theologian who was a principal figure of the Protestant Reformation.
1830
Camille Pissarro
Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter.
1856
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer who developed AC electrical power.
1871
Marcel Proust
French novelist known for In Search of Lost Time, one of the longest novels ever written.
1943
Arthur Ashe
American tennis player and the first Black player to win the US Open and Wimbledon.
