Historical Events
1419
First Defenestration of Prague: Hussites throw city councillors from windows of the town hall.
1863
Henry Ford is born in Wayne County, Michigan.
1945
The USS Indianapolis is sunk by a Japanese submarine; only 317 of 1,196 men survive.
1965
President Johnson signs the Medicare and Medicaid Act into law.
2003
The last classic Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1) rolls off the assembly line in Mexico.
Famous Birthdays
1756
William Grenville
British Prime Minister who abolished the slave trade.
1818
Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet known for Wuthering Heights.
1863
Henry Ford
American industrialist who invented the Model T and revolutionized manufacturing with the assembly line.
1947
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian-American actor, bodybuilder, and former Governor of California.
1958
Kate Bush
British singer-songwriter known for Wuthering Heights and Running Up That Hill.
