Historical Events
1545
The English warship Mary Rose sinks during a battle against French ships.
1848
The Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention in the US, begins.
1870
The Franco-Prussian War begins.
1979
Sandinistas seize power in Nicaragua following the Nicaraguan Revolution.
1985
Coca-Cola announces it will reverse course and bring back original Coke.
Famous Birthdays
1792
Theodor Körner
German poet and soldier.
1814
Samuel Colt
American inventor who commercialized the revolving cylinder pistol.
1882
Edgar Degas
French Impressionist artist known for his paintings and sculptures of ballet dancers.
1922
George McGovern
American politician who ran for president against Nixon in 1972.
1976
Benedict Cumberbatch
British actor known for Sherlock and Doctor Strange.
